A new analytical-numerical method for calculating interacting stresses of a multi-hole problem under both remote and arbitrary surface stresses

Based on the elementary solutions and new integral equations,a new analytical-numerical method is proposed to calculate the interacting stresses of multiple circular holes in an infinite elastic plate under both remote stresses and arbitrarily distributed stresses applied to the circular boundaries.The validity of this new analytical-numerical method is verified by the analytical solution of the bi-harmonic stress function method,the numerical solution of the finite element method,and the analytical-numerical solutions of the series expansion and Laurent series methods.Some numerical examples are presented to investigate the effects of the hole geometry parameters(radii and relative positions)and loading conditions(remote stresses and surface stresses)on the interacting tangential stresses and interacting stress concentration factors(SCFs).The results show that whether the interference effect is shielding(k<1)or amplifying(k>1)depends on the relative orientation of holes(α)and remote stresses(σ^∞x,σ^∞y).When the maximum principal stress is aligned with the connecting line of two-hole centers andσ^∞y<0.5σ^∞x,the plate containing two circular holes has greater stability than that containing one circular hole,and the smaller circular hole has greater stability than the bigger one.This new method not only has a simple formulation and high accuracy,but also has an advantage of wide applications over common analytical methods and analytical-numerical methods in calculating the interacting stresses of a multi-hole problem under both remote and arbitrary surface stresses.

Viscous Slip MHD Flow over a Moving Sheet with an Arbitrary Surface Velocity

The magnetohydrodynamic（MHD） flow induced by a stretching or shrinking sheet under slip conditions is studied.Analytical solutions based on the boundary layer assumption are obtained in a closed form and can be applied to a flow configuration with any arbitrary velocity distributions. Seven typical sheet velocity profiles are employed as illustrating examples. The solutions to the slip MHD flow are derived from the general solution and discussed in detail. Different from self-similar boundary layer flows, the flows studied in this work have solutions in explicit analytical forms. However, the current flows require special mass transfer at the wall, which is determined by the moving velocity of the sheet. The effects of the slip parameter, the mass transfer at the wall, and the magnetic field on the flow are also demonstrated.

Interacting Stress Intensity Factors of Multiple Elliptical-Holes and Cracks Under Far-Field and Arbitrary Surface Stresses

Calculating interacting stress intensity factors(SIFs)of multiple ellipticalholes and cracks is very important for safety assessment,stop-hole optimization design and resource exploitation production in underground rock engineering,e.g.,buried tunnels,deep mining,geothermal and shale oil/gas exploitation by hydraulic fracturing technology,where both geo-stresses and surface stresses are applied on buried tunnels,horizontal wells and natural cracks.However,current literatures are focused mainly on study of interacting SIFs of multiple elliptical-holes(or circularholes)and cracks only under far-field stresses without consideration of arbitrary surface stresses.Recently,our group has proposed a new integral method to calculate interacting SIFs of multiple circular-holes and cracks subjected to far-filed and surface stresses.This new method will be developed to study the problem of multiple elliptical-hole and cracks subjected to both far-field and surface stresses.In this study,based on Cauchy integral theorem,the exact fundamental stress solutions of single elliptical-hole under arbitrarily concentrated surface normal and shear forces are derived to establish new integral equation formulations for calculating interacting SIFs of multiple elliptical-holes and cracks under both far-field and arbitrary surface stresses.The new method is proved to be valid by comparing our results of interacting SIFs with those obtained by Green’s function method,displacement discontinuity method,singular integral equation method,pseudo-dislocations method and finite element method.Computational examples of one elliptical-hole and one crack in an infinite elastic body are given to analyze influence of loads and geometries on interacting SIFs.Research results show that whenσ_(xx)^(∞)≥σ^(yy′)^(∞),there appears a neutral crack orientation angle b0(without elliptical-hole’s effect).Increasing s¥xx/s¥yy and b/a(close to circularhole)usually decreases b0 of KI and benefits to the layout of stop-holes.The surface compressive stresses applied onto elliptical-hole(n)and crack(p)have significant influence on interacting SIFs but almost no on b0.Increasing n and p usually results in increase of interacting SIFs and facilitates crack propagation and fracture networks.The elliptical-hole orientation angle(a)and holed-cracked distance(t)have great influence on the interacting SIFs while have little effect on b0.The present method is not only simple(without any singular parts),high-accurate(due to exact fundamental stress solutions)and wider applicable(under far-field stresses and arbitrarily distributed surface stress)than the common methods,but also has the potential for the anisotropic problem involving multiple holes and cracks.

Scattering of steady cross-plane shear waves by surfaces of arbitrary shape in homogeneous and transversely isotropic media

Two-dimensional scalar equation for the displacement of steady cross-plane shear (SH) waves in homogeneous and transversely isotropic media like unidirectional fibrous com-posites is given. Then, thrbugh a simple coordinate system transform, the scalar equation is standardized into a Helmholtz equation. Corresponding integral equations are derived for the scattering problems and boundary element method (BEM) is used to calculate the scattered fields of arbitrarily shaped obstacles with both soft and rigid boudary conditions numerically.A discussion is given on the numerical results which is mainly focused on the influence of the a-nisotropy of the media to the directivity of the scattered fields by circular cylindrical voids.