Lagrangian formulation of continuum with internal long-range interactions

Based on a new definition of nonlocal variable,this paper establishes the Lagrangian formulation for continuum with internal long-range interactions.Distinguished from the existing theories,the nonlocal term in the Lagrangian formulation automatically satisfies the zero mean condition determined by the action and reaction law.By this formulation,elastic wave in a rod with the internal long-range interactions is investigated.The dispersion of the elastic wave is predicted.

A co-rotational updated Lagrangian formulation for a 2D beam element with consideration of the deformed curvature

A tensor-based updated Lagrangian （UL） formulation for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of 2D beam-column structures is developed by using curvilinear coordinates, which has considered the effects of the deformed curvature. Between the known configuration C1 and the desired configuration C2, a configuration C2^＊ derived by rigid-body motion of C1 is introduced to eliminate the element-end transverse displacements between C2^＊ and C2. A stiffness matrix is obtained in C2^＊; and then by a transformation defined by the element-end displacements, the stiffness matrix in C2^＊ is transformed into that in CI. Comparing the stiffness matrix with that in the conventional UL formulation for a 2D beam element, the initial displacement stiffness matrix emerges, which results from the deformed curvature within the element. Numerical examples have verified the accuracy and efficiency of the present formulation, and the results show that the deformed curvatures have significant effects when deformations are large.

Mechanical analysis of transmission lines based on linear sliding cable element

In order to study the sliding characteristics when the cable structures are connected with other rods, a string of sliding cable dements （SCE） consisting of one active threenode SCE passing through the sliding point and multiple inactive two-node SCEs is put forward. Based on the updated Lagrangian formulation, the geometric nonlinear stiffness matrix of the three-node straight sliding cable dement is deduced. The examples about two-span and three-span continuous cable structures are studied to verify the effectiveness of the derived SCE. Comparing the cable tension of SCE with the existing research results, the calculating results show that the error is less than 1%. The sliding characteristics should be considered in practical engineering because of the obvious difference between the cable tension of the SCE and that of the cable element without considering sliding characteristics.

Finite element analysis of spatial curved beam in large deformation

For the purpose of carrying out the large deformation finite element analysis of spatial curved beams,the total Lagrangian（TL）and the updated Lagrangian（UL）incremental formulations for arbitrary spatial curved beam elements are established with displacement vector interpolation,which is improved from component interpolation of the straight beam displacement.A strategy of replacing the actual curve with the isoparametric curve is used to expand the applications of the UL formulation.The examples indicate that the process of establishing the curved beam element is correct,and the accuracy with the curved beam element is obviously higher than that with the straight beam element.Generally,the same level of computational accuracy can be achieved with 1/5 as many curved beam elements as otherwise with straight beam elements.

Mechanical response of transmission lines based on sliding cable element

In order to study the sliding characteristics when the cable is connected with the other rods in the transmission line structures,a linear sliding cable element based on updated Lagrangian formulation and a sliding catenary element considering the out-of-plane stiffness coefficient are put forward.A two-span and a three-span cable structures are taken as examples to verify the sliding cable elements.By comparing the tensions of the two proposed cable elements with the existing research results,the error is less than 1%,which proves the correctness of the proposed elements.The sliding characteristics should be considered in the practical engineering because of the significant difference between the tensions of sliding cable elements and those of cable element without considering sliding.The out-of-plane stiffness coefficient and friction characteristics do not obviously affect the cable tensions.

Efficient Mesh Updating Scheme for the ALE Corotational Formulation of an Arbitrarily Curved Beam

This paper presents an efficient mesh updating scheme(MUS)for the arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian(ALE)formulation of an arbitrarily curved beam based on the corotational method.By discretizing the beam using both Lagrangian elements and ALE elements,the proposed MUS can take full advantage of the simple expression form of the Lagrangian formulation and the accurate moving-load description of the ALE node.The deleting-node and adding-node procedures of the MUS can avoid the negative influence of the variation of the ALE element length on the element accuracy and stiffness matrix singularity.In contrast to the adding-node procedure for Lagrangian elements,interpolation cannot be used directly.Inserting a Lagrangian node in an ALE element is investigated,and the displacement,velocity,and acceleration of the newly added node are evaluated accurately based on the corotational method.Three examples are investigated to verify the validity,computational accuracy and computational efficiency of the proposed MUS by comparing the results of the MUS with those from literature that utilized traditional ALE formulation.These examples show that the proposed MUS has significant advantages in terms of computational time and computer memory.

SPH modeling of fluid-structure interaction

This work concerns numerical modeling of fluid-structure interaction（FSI） problems in a uniform smoothed particle hydrodynamics（SPH） framework. It combines a transport-velocity SPH scheme, advancing fluid motions, with a total Lagrangian SPH formulation dealing with the structure deformations. Since both fluid and solid governing equations are solved in SPH framework, while coupling becomes straightforward, the momentum conservation of the FSI system is satisfied strictly. A well-known FSI benchmark test case has been performed to validate the modeling and to demonstrate its potential.

Smoothed particle hydrodynamics:Methodology development and recent achievement

Since its inception,the full Lagrangian meshless smoothed particle hydrodynamics(SPH)has experienced a tremendous enhancement in methodology and impacted a range of multi-physics applications in science and engineering.This review presents a concise survey on latest developments and achievements of the SPH method,including:(1)Brief review of theory and fundamental with kernel corrections,(2)The Riemann-based SPH method with dissipation limiting and high-order data reconstruction by using MUSCL,WENO and MOOD schemes,(3)Particle neighbor searching with particle sorting and efficient dual-criteria time stepping schemes,(4)Total Lagrangian formulation with stablized,dynamics relaxation and hourglass control schemes,(5)Fluid-structure interaction scheme with interface treatments and multi-resolution discretizations,(6)Novel applications of particle relaxation in SPH methodology for mesh and particle generations.Last but not least,benchmark tests for validating computational accuracy,convergence,robustness and efficiency are also supplied accordingly.

A Brief Review of Elasticity and Viscoelasticity for Solids

There are a number of interesting applications where modeling elastic and/or viscoelastic materials is fundamental,including uses in civil engineering,the food industry,land mine detection and ultrasonic imaging.Here we provide an overview of the subject for both elastic and viscoelastic materials in order to understand the behavior of these materials.We begin with a brief introduction of some basic terminology and relationships in continuum mechanics,and a review of equations of motion in a continuum in both Lagrangian and Eulerian forms.To complete the set of equations,we then proceed to present and discuss a number of specific forms for the constitutive relationships between stress and strain proposed in the literature for both elastic and viscoelastic materials.In addition,we discuss some applications for these constitutive equations.Finally,we give a computational example describing the motion of soil experiencing dynamic loading by incorporating a specific form of constitutive equation into the equation of motion.