Semi-inverse method, which is an integration and an extension of Hu's try-and-error method, Chien's veighted residual method and Liu's systematic method, is proposed to establish generalized variational pr...Semi-inverse method, which is an integration and an extension of Hu's try-and-error method, Chien's veighted residual method and Liu's systematic method, is proposed to establish generalized variational principles with multi-variables without arty variational crisis phenomenon. The method is to construct an energy trial-functional with an unknown function F, which can be readily identified by making the trial-functional stationary and using known constraint equations. As a result generalized variational principles with two kinds of independent variables (such as well-known Hellinger-Reissner variational principle and Hu-Washizu principle) and generalized variational principles with three kinds of independent variables (such as Chien's generalized variational principles) in elasticity have been deduced without using Lagrange multiplier method. By semi-inverse method, the author has also proved that Hu-Washizu principle is actually a variational principle with only two kinds of independent variables, stress-strain relations are still its constraints.展开更多
The Lagrange multiplier method plays an important role in establishing generalized variational principles notonly in tluid mechallics. but also in elasticity. Sometimes, however, one may come across variational crisi...The Lagrange multiplier method plays an important role in establishing generalized variational principles notonly in tluid mechallics. but also in elasticity. Sometimes, however, one may come across variational crisis(somemultipliers vanish identically). failing to achieve his aim. The crisis is caused by the fact that the Inultipliers are treatedas independent variables in the process of variatioll. but after identification they become functions of the originalindependent variables. To overcome it, a Inodified Lagrange multiplier method or semi-inverse method has beenproposed to deduce generalized varistional principles. Some e-camples are given to illustrate its convenience andeffectiveness of the novel method.展开更多
文摘Semi-inverse method, which is an integration and an extension of Hu's try-and-error method, Chien's veighted residual method and Liu's systematic method, is proposed to establish generalized variational principles with multi-variables without arty variational crisis phenomenon. The method is to construct an energy trial-functional with an unknown function F, which can be readily identified by making the trial-functional stationary and using known constraint equations. As a result generalized variational principles with two kinds of independent variables (such as well-known Hellinger-Reissner variational principle and Hu-Washizu principle) and generalized variational principles with three kinds of independent variables (such as Chien's generalized variational principles) in elasticity have been deduced without using Lagrange multiplier method. By semi-inverse method, the author has also proved that Hu-Washizu principle is actually a variational principle with only two kinds of independent variables, stress-strain relations are still its constraints.
文摘The Lagrange multiplier method plays an important role in establishing generalized variational principles notonly in tluid mechallics. but also in elasticity. Sometimes, however, one may come across variational crisis(somemultipliers vanish identically). failing to achieve his aim. The crisis is caused by the fact that the Inultipliers are treatedas independent variables in the process of variatioll. but after identification they become functions of the originalindependent variables. To overcome it, a Inodified Lagrange multiplier method or semi-inverse method has beenproposed to deduce generalized varistional principles. Some e-camples are given to illustrate its convenience andeffectiveness of the novel method.
