An analytical model for coplanar waveguide on silicon-on-insulator substrate with conformal mapping technique

In this paper, the authors present an analytical model for coplanar waveguide on silicon-on-insulator substrate. The four-element topological network and the conformal mapping technique are used to analyse the capacitance and the conductance of the sandwich substrate. The validity of the model is verified by the full-wave method and the experimental data. It is found that the inductance, the resistance, the capacitance and the conductance from the analytical model show they are in good agreement with the corresponding values extracted from experimental Sparameter until 10 GHz.

Precise method to control elastic waves by conformal mapping

The transformation method to control waves has received widespread attention in electromagnetism and acoustics. However, this machinery is not directly applicable to the control of elastic waves, because it has been shown that the Navier＇s equation does not usually retain its form under coordinate transformation. In this letter, we prove the form invariance of the Navier＇s equation under the conformal mapping based on the Helmholtz decomposition method. The needed material parameters are provided to manipulate elastic waves. The validity of this approach is confirmed by an active stealth device which can disguise the signal source by changing its position. Experimental verifications and potential applications may be expected in nondestructive testing, structural seismic design and other fields.

THE VALUE DISTRIBUTION OF GAUSS MAPS OF IMMERSED HARMONIC SURFACES WITH RAMIFICATION

Motivated by the result of Chen-Liu-Ru[1],we investigate the value distribution properties for the generalized Gauss maps of weakly complete harmonic surfaces immersed in R^(n) with ramification,which can be seen as a generalization of the results in the case of the minimal surfaces.In addition,we give an estimate of the Gauss curvature for the K-quasiconfomal harmonic surfaces whose generalized Gauss map is ramified over a set of hyperplanes.

An analytical solution for the stress field and stress intensity factor in an infinite plane containing an elliptical hole with two unequal aligned cracks

The existing analytical solutions are extended to obtain the stress fields and the stress intensity factors(SIFs) of two unequal aligned cracks emanating from an elliptical hole in an infinite isotropic plane. A conformal mapping is proposed and combined with the complex variable method. Due to some difficulties in the calculation of the stress function, the mapping function is approximated and simplified via the applications of the series expansion. To validate the obtained solution, several examples are analyzed with the proposed method, the finite element method, etc. In addition, the effects of the lengths of the cracks and the ratio of the semi-axes of the elliptical hole(a/b) on the SIFs are studied. The results show that the present analytical solution is applicable to the SIFs for small cracks.

INTEGRAL EQUATION METHOD'S APPLICATION IN HOLE-EDGE STRESS OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PLATE WITH DIFFERENT SHAPED HOLES

The strength of composite plate with different hole-shapes is always one of the most important but complicated issues in the application of the composite material. The holes will lead to mutations and discontinuity to the structure. So the hole-edge stress concentration is always a serious phenomenon. And the phenomenon makes the structure strength decrease very quickly to form dangerous weak points. Most partial damage begins from these weak points. According to the complex variable functions theory, the accurate boundary condition of composite plate with different hole-shapes is founded by conformal mapping method to settle the boundary condition problem of complex hole-shapes. Composite plate with commonly hole-shapes in engineering is studied by several complex variable stress fimction. The boundary integral equations are founded based on exact boundary conditions. Then the exact hole-edge stress analytic solution of composite plate with rectangle holes and wing manholes is resolved. Both of offset axis loadings and its influences on the stress concentration coefficient of the hole-edge are discussed. And comparisons of different loads along various offset axis on the hole-edge stress distribution of orthotropic plate with rectangle hole or wing manhole are made. It can be concluded that hole-edge with continuous variable curvatures might help to decrease the stress concentration coefficient; and smaller angle of outer load and fiber can decrease the stress peak value.

GREEN FUNCTIONS FOR A DECAGONAL QUASICRYSTALLINE MATERIAL WITH A PARABOLIC BOUNDARY

This investigation presents the Green functions for a decagonal quasicrystalline ma- terial with a parabolic boundary subject to a line force and a line dislocation by means of the complex variable method. The surface Green functions are treated as a special case, and the explicit expressions of displacements and hoop stress at the parabolic boundary are also given. Finally, the stresses and displacements induced by a phonon line force acting at the origin of the lower half-space are presented.

Interaction between a screw dislocation and an elliptical hole with two asymmetrical cracks in a one-dimensional hexagonal quasicrystal with piezoelectric effect

The interaction between a screw dislocation and an elliptical hole with two asymmetrical cracks in a one-dimensional(1 D) hexagonal quasicrystal with piezoelectric effect is considered. A general formula of the generalized stress field, the field intensity factor, and the image force is derived, and the special cases are discussed. Several numerical examples are given to show the effects of the material properties and the dislocation position on the field intensity factors and the image forces.

Analytic solutions to a finite width strip with a single edge crack of two-dimensional quasicrystals

In this paper, we investigate the well-known problem of a finite width strip with a single edge crack, which is useful in basic engineering and material science. By extending the configuration to a two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystal, we obtain the analytic solutions of modesⅠand Ⅱ using the transcendental function conformal mapping technique. Our calculation results provide an accurate estimate of the stress intensity factors K_Ⅰ and K_Ⅱ, which can be expressed in a quite simple form and are essential in the fracture theory of quasicrystals. Meanwhile, we suggest a generalized cohesive force model for the configuration to a two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystal. The results may provide theoretical guidance for the fracture theory of two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystals.

STRESS CONCENTRATIONS IN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS WITH LARGE OPENINGS

Based on Donnell's shallow shell equation, a new method is given in this paper to analyze theoretical solutions of stress concentrations about cylindrical shells with large openings. With the method of complex variable function, a series' of conformal mapping functions are obtained from different cutouts' boundary curves in the developed plane of a cylindrical shell to the unit circle. And, the general expressions for the equations of a cylindrical shell, including the solutions of stress concentrations meeting the boundary conditions of the large openings' edges, are given in the mapping plane. Furthermore, by applying the orthogonal function expansion technique, the problem can be summarized into the solution of infinite algebraic equation series. Finally, numerical results are obtained for stress concentration factors at the cutout's edge with various opening's ratios and different loading conditions. This new method, at the same time, gives a possibility to the research of cylindrical shells with large non-circular openings or with nozzles.

A NEW SOLUTION FOR THERMOPIEZOELECTRIC SOLID WITH AN INSULATED ELLIPTIC HOLE

A new solution is obtained for thermal analysis of insulated elliptic hole embedded in an infinite thermopiezoelectric plate. In contrast to our previous re- sults, the present formulation is based on the use of exact electric boundary conditions at the rim of the hole, thus avoiding the common assumption of electric impermeabil- ity. Using Lekhnitskii's formulation and conformal mapping, the elastic and electric fields can be expressed in a closed form in terms of complex potentials. The solutions for the crack problem are obtained by setting the minor axis of the ellipse approach to zero. As a consequence, the stress and electric displacement (SED) intensity factors and strain energy release rate can be derived analytically. One numerical example is considered to illustrate the application of the proposed formulation and compare with those obtained from impermeable model.

A Dugdale-Barenblatt model for a strip with a semi-infinite crack embedded in decagonal quasicrystals

The present study is to determine the solution of a strip with a semi-infinite crack embedded in decagonal quasicrystals,which transforms a physically and mathematically daunting problem.Then cohesive forces are incorporated into a plastic strip in the elastic body for nonlinear deformation.By superposing the two linear elastic fields,one is evaluated with internal loadings and the other with cohesive forces,the problem is treated in Dugdale-Barenblatt manner.A simple but yet rigorous version of the complex analysis theory is employed here,which involves a conformal mapping technique.The analytical approach leads to the establishment of a few equations,which allows the exact calculation of the size of cohesive force zone and the most important physical quantity in crack theory：stress intensity factor.The analytical results of the present study may be used as the basis of fracture theory of decagonal quasicrystals.

SCATTERING OF PLANE SH-WAVE BY A CYLINDRICAL HILL OF ARBITRARY SHAPE

The problems of scattering of plane SH-wave by a cylindrical hill of arbitrary shape is studied based on the methods of conjunction and division of solution zone. The scattering wave function is given by using the complex variable and conformal mapping methods. The conjunction boundary conditions are satisfied. Furthermore appling orthogonal function expanding technique, the problems can finally be summarized into the solution of a series of infinite algebraic equations. At last, numerical results of surface displacements of a cylindrical arc hill and of a semi-ellipse hill are obtained. And those computational results are compared with the results of finite element method (FEM).

AN ANALYSIS FOR DIFFRACTION OF FLEXURAL WAVES AND DYNAMIC STRESS CONCENTRATIONS IN THICK PLATES WITH A CAVITY

By using the complex variable method and conformal mapping, the diffraction of flexural waves and dynamic stress concentrations in thick plates with a cavity have been studied. A general solution of the stress problem of the thick plate satisfying the boundary conditions on the contour of an arbitrary cavity is obtained. By employing the orthogonal function expansion technique, the dynamic stress problem can be reduced to the solution of an infinite algebraic equation series. As an example, the numerical results for the dynamic stress concentration factor in thick plates with a circular, elliptic cavity are graphically presented. The numerical results are discussed.

Parabolic Wave Propagation Modelling in Orthogonal Coordinate Systems

This paper presents a numerical model study of the propagation of water waves using the parabolic approximation of the mild slope equation in the orthogonal coordinate system. Two types of coordinate systems are studied: (a) a general form of orthogonal coordinate system and (b) the conformal system, a special form of orthogonal coordinate system. Two typical examples, namely, expanded breakwaters and a circular channel, are studied to validate the model. First, the examples are studied by use of the general orthogonal coordinates. Then the same examples are computed by use of the conformal system. The computational results show that the conformal coordinate system generally gives better predictions than the general orthogonal system. A numerical technique for generating the conformal grid is combined with the numerical model to improve the practicability of the model. The comparison between the result from the numerical grid system and that from the analytical grid system shows that reliable computational results can be obtained by use of the numerical conformal grid system.

Some Geometric Properties of the m-Möbius Transformations

Möbius transformations, which are one-to-one mappings of onto have remarkable geometric properties susceptible to be visualized by drawing pictures. Not the same thing can be said about m-Möbius transformations fm mapping onto . Even for the simplest entity, the pre-image by fm of a unique point, there is no way of visualization. Pre-images by fm of figures from C are like ghost figures in Cm. This paper is about handling those ghost figures. We succeeded in doing it and proving theorems about them by using their projections onto the coordinate planes. The most important achievement is the proof in that context of a theorem similar to the symmetry principle for Möbius transformations. It is like saying that the images by m-Möbius transformations of symmetric ghost points with respect to ghost circles are symmetric points with respect to the image circles. Vectors in Cm are well known and vector calculus in Cm is familiar, yet the pre-image by fm of a vector from C is a different entity which materializes by projections into vectors in the coordinate planes. In this paper, we study the interface between those entities and the vectors in Cm. Finally, we have shown that the uniqueness theorem for Möbius transformations and the property of preserving the cross-ratio of four points by those transformations translate into similar theorems for m-Möbius transformations.

Uniform Convergence of Extremal Polynomials When Domains Have Corners and Special Cusps on the Boundary

We study the approximation properties of the extremal polynomials in Ap?norm and C?norm. We prove estimates for the rate of such convergence of the sequence of the extremal polynomials on domains with corners and special cusps.

TANGENT UNIT-VECTOR FIELDS:NONABELIAN HOMOTOPY INVARIANTS AND THE DIRICHLET ENERGY

Let O be a closed geodesic polygon in S2. Maps from O into S2 are said to satisfy tangent boundary conditions if the edges of O are mapped into the geodesics which contain them. Taking O to be an octant of S2, we compute the infimum Dirichlet energy 6（H） for continuous maps satisfying tangent boundary conditions of arbitrary homotopy type H. The expression for C（H） involves a topological invariant - the spelling length - associated with the （non-abelian） fundamental group of the n-times punctured two-sphere, π1（S2 - {s1,..., sn}, ＊）. The lower bound for C（H） is obtained from combinatorial group theory arguments, while the upper bound is obtained by constructing explicit representatives which, on all but an arbitrarily small subset of O, are alternatively locally conformal or anticonformal. For conformal and anticonformal classes （classes containing wholly conformal and anticonformal representatives respectively）, the expression for C（H） reduces to a previous result involving the degrees of a set of regular values sl,…… sn in the target 82 space. These degrees may be viewed as invariants associated with the abelianization of vr1（S2 - {s1,..., sn}, ＊）. For nonconformal classes, however, ε（H） may be strictly greater than the abelian bound. This stems from the fact that, for nonconformal maps, the number of preimages of certain regular values may necessarily be strictly greater than the absolute value of their degrees. This work is motivated by the theoretical modelling of nematic liquid crystals in confined polyhedral geometries. The results imply new lower and upper bounds for the Dirichlet energy （one-constant Oseen-Frank energy） of reflection-symmetric tangent unitvector fields in a rectangular prism.

Analytical solution for steady seepage into a circular deep-buried mountain tunnel with grouted zone in anisotropic strata

Due to the existence of a large number of discontinuous fractures and interfaces in tunnel surrounding rocks,the groundwater inflow into tunnel generally presents significant anisotropy.Therefore,it is of great significance to consider the anisotropic permeability when dealing with water gushing-induced engineering accidents in water-rich mountain tunnels with large burial depth.In this study,based on the complex variable method and the seepage flow theory,a theoretical model of water inflow into a deep-buried circular tunnel in a fully saturated,anisotropic and semi-infinite aquifer is developed.The influence of grouted zone,initial support and secondary lining is fully considered.By comparison to the existing analytical methods and numerical results,the reliability of this proposed analytical solution is well validated.It is indicated from the parametric study that the groundwater inflow into tunnel presents an upward trend with an increasing value of the strata permeability in the vertical direction.Moreover,the water inflow rate and the total water head decrease with the growth of the thickness of grouting circle.It is suggested that reasonable grouting thickness and permeability should be controlled to enhance the grouting effect.This study provides a practical method for estimating the water inflow into a deep-buried,grouted and lined mountain tunnel considering the anisotropic strata permeability.

INFLUENCE OF COUPLE-STRESSES ON STRESS CONCENTRATIONS AROUND THE CAVITY

The complex function method was used in the solution of micropolar elasticity theory around cavity in an infinite elasticity plane. In complex plane, the general solution of two dimension micropolar elasticity theory is given. The solution comes from analytic function and 'Zonal Function'. The boundary conditions of non-circular cavity are satisfied by using the conformal mapping method. Based on the method, a general approach solving the stress concentration in micropolar elasticity theory is established. Finally, the numerical calculation is carried out to the stress concentration coefficient of circular cavity.

Optimal thermal design of anisotropic plates with arbitrary cutouts using genetic algorithm

Anisotropic plates in different applications may have geometric defects such as openings and cracks.The presence of the opening disturbs the heat flow,which creates significant thermal stress around the opening.When the heat flux is high enough,these extreme stresses can lead to structural failure.This article aims to obtain the optimal parameters for achieving the minimum value of the normalized stress near the cutout’s boundary in perforated anisotropic plates utilizing the genetic algorithm.Optimization parameters include the curvature of opening’s corners,orientation angle of opening,fibers angle,heat flux angle,and opening’s elongation.The plate is under heat flux,and the opening’s border is thermally insulated.The stress distribution around the opening is calculated using Lekhnitskii’s complex variable method and complex potential functions.The genetic algorithm is then implemented to find the optimal values for design parameters.The results show that by selecting the optimal parameters related to the anisotropic material and the opening’s geometry,the stress intensity factor of the perforated anisotropic plates is remarkably reduced.Furthermore,this optimization algorithm can be extended to find the optimized parameters and achieve the optimal designs in anisotropic and isotropic perforated plates under thermal loadings.