THERMOELASTIC PROBLEMS IN THE HALF SPACE—AN APPLICATION OF THE GENERAL SOLUTION IN ELASTICITY

In this paper, some thermoelastic problems in the half space are studied by using the general solutions of the elastic equations. The method presented here is extremely effective for the axisymmetric problems of the half space as well as the half plane problems.

CONSTRUCTION OF WAVELET-BASED ELEMENTS FOR STATIC AND STABILITY ANALYSIS OF ELASTIC PROBLEMS

Two kinds of wavelet-based elements have been constructed to analyze the stability of plates and shells and the static displacement of 3D elastic problems.The scaling functions of B-spline wavelet on the interval（BSWI） are employed as interpolating functions to construct plate and shell elements for stability analysis and 3D elastic elements for static mechanics analysis.The main advantages of BSWI scaling functions are the accuracy of B-spline functions approximation and various wavelet-based elements for structural analysis.The performances of the present elements are demonstrated by typical numerical examples.

The Improved Interpolating Complex Variable Element-Free Galerkin Met hod for Two- D imensional Elastic Problems

An improved interpolating complex variable element-frees Galerkin(IICVEFG)method for the two-dimensional elastic problems is developed.This method is based on the improved interpolating complex variable moving least-squares(IICVMLS)method and the integral form of the elastic problems.In the IICVEFG method,the proposed shape function has the interpolating feature.Therefore,the essential boundary conditions can be exerted directly.Additionally,the unnecessary t erms in the discrete mat rices are removed,which resul ts in a set of concise formulas.This method is verified by analyzing three elastic examples under different constraints and loads.The numerical results show that the IICVEFG method is superior in precision and efficiency to other non-interpolating meshless methods.

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL FORMULA OF ELASTICPROBLEMS IN CIRCLE PLANE

By bianalytic functions, the boundary integral formula of the stress function for the elastic problem in a circle plane is developed. But this integral formula includes a strongly singular integral and can not be directly calculated. After the stress function is expounded to Fourier series, making use of some formulas in generalized functions to the convolutions, the boundary integral formula which does not include strongly singular integral is derived further. Then the stress function can be got simply by the integration of the values of the stress function and its derivative on the boundary. Some examples are given. It shows that the boundary integral formula of the stress function for the elastic problem is convenient.

Generalized mixed finite element method for 3D elasticity problems

Without applying any stable element techniques in the mixed methods, two simple generalized mixed element(GME) formulations were derived by combining the minimum potential energy principle and Hellinger–Reissner(H–R) variational principle. The main features of the GME formulations are that the common C0-continuous polynomial shape functions for displacement methods are used to express both displacement and stress variables, and the coefficient matrix of these formulations is not only automatically symmetric but also invertible. Hence, the numerical results of the generalized mixed methods based on the GME formulations are stable. Displacement as well as stress results can be obtained directly from the algebraic system for finite element analysis after introducing stress and displacement boundary conditions simultaneously. Numerical examples show that displacement and stress results retain the same accuracy. The results of the noncompatible generalized mixed method proposed herein are more accurate than those of the standard noncompatible displacement method. The noncompatible generalized mixed element is less sensitive to element geometric distortions.

Eigenfunction expansion method and its application to two-dimensional elasticity problems based on stress formulation

This paper proposes an eigenfunction expansion method to solve twodimensional （2D） elasticity problems based on stress formulation. By introducing appropriate state functions, the fundamental system of partial differential equations of the above 2D problems is rewritten as an upper triangular differential system. For the associated operator matrix, the existence and the completeness of two normed orthogonal eigenfunction systems in some space are obtained, which belong to the two block operators arising in the operator matrix. Moreover, the general solution to the above 2D problem is given by the eigenfunction expansion method.

ANALYTICAL TREATMENT OF BOUNDARY INTEGRALS IN DIRECT BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PLAN POTENTIAL AND ELASTICITY PROBLEMS

An analytical scheme, which avoids using the standard Gaussian approximate quadrature to treat the boundary integrals in direct boundary element method (DBEM) of two-dimensional potential and elastic problems, is established. With some numerical results, it is shown that the better precision and high computational efficiency, especially in the band of the domain near boundary, can be derived by the present scheme.

SOME PROBLEMS FOR LINEAR ELASTIC SYSTEMS WITH DAMPING

In the present paper we investigate linear elastic systems with damping in Hilbert spaces, where A and B ars unbounded positive definite linear operators. We have obtained the most fundamental results for the holomorphic property and exponential stability of the semigroups associated with these systems via inclusion relation of the domains of A and B.

NEW SECOND ORDER NONCONFORMING TRIANGULAR ELEMENT FOR PLANAR ELASTICITY PROBLEMS

In the use of finite element methods to the planar elasticity problems,one diffculty is to overcome locking when elasticity constant λ→∞.In the case of traction boundary condition,another diffculty is to make the discrete Korn＇s second inequality valid.In this paper,a triangular element is presented.We prove that this element is locking-free,the discrete Korn＇s second inequality holds and the convergence order is two.

Quasi-optimal complexity of adaptive finite element method for linear elasticity problems in two dimensions

This paper introduces an adaptive finite element method （AFEM） using the newest vertex bisection and marking exclusively according to the error estimator without special treatment of oscillation. By the combination of the global lower bound and the localized upper bound of the posteriori error estimator, perturbation of oscillation, and cardinality of the marked element set, it is proved that the AFEM is quasi-optimal for linear elasticity problems in two dimensions, and this conclusion is verified by the numerical examples.

THE MORE GENERAL DISPLACEMENT SOLUTIONS FOR THE PLANE ELASTICITY PROBLEMS

In this paper, the author obtains the more general displacement solutions for the isotropic plane elasticity problems. The general solution obtained in ref. [ 1 ] is merely the particular case of this paper, In comparison with ref. [1], the general solutions of this paper contain more arbitrary constants. Thus they may satisfy more boundary conditions.

Book Review “Fabrikant,V.I.Contact and Crack Problems in Linear Theory of Elasticity,Bentham Science Publishers,Sharjah,UAE(2010)”

As suggested by the title, this extensive book is concerned with crack and contact prob- lems in linear elasticity. However, in general, it is intended for a wide audience ranging from engineers to mathematical physicists. Indeed, numerous problems of both academic and tech- nological interest in electro-magnetics, acoustics, solid and fluid dynamics, etc. are actually related to each other and governed by the same mixed boundary value problems from a unified mathematical standpoint

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL FORMULAS FOR ELASTIC PLANE PROBLEM OF EXTERIOR CIRCULAR DOMAIN

After the stress function and the normal derivative on the boundary for the plane problem of exterior circular domain are expanded into Laurent series, comparing them with the Laurent series of the complex stress function and making use of some formulas in Fourier series and the convolutions, the boundary integral formula of the stress function is derived further. Then the stress function can be obtained directly by the integration of the stress function and its normal derivative on the boundary. Some examples are given. It shows that the boundary integral formula of the stress function is convenient to be used for solving the elastic plane problem of exterior circular domain.

Eigenfunction expansion method of upper triangular operator matrixand application to two-dimensional elasticity problems based onstress formulation

This paper studies the eigenfunction expansion method to solve the two dimensional （2D） elasticity problems based on the stress formulation. The fundamental system of partial differential equations of the 2D problems is rewritten as an upper tri angular differential system based on the known results, and then the associated upper triangular operator matrix matrix is obtained. By further research, the two simpler com plete orthogonal systems of eigenfunctions in some space are obtained, which belong to the two block operators arising in the operator matrix. Then, a more simple and conve nient general solution to the 2D problem is given by the eigenfunction expansion method. Furthermore, the boundary conditions for the 2D problem, which can be solved by this method, are indicated. Finally, the validity of the obtained results is verified by a specific example.

A CLASS OF MIXED-TYPE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEMS ON ELASTIC HALF-PLANE

The problems of equilibrium of an elastic half-plane with loads on some intervals of the boundary and zero displacements on its other parts are discussed. The solutions of such problems are expressed in terms of integrals by reducing them to Riemann boundary value problems. The analytic expressions of the solutions are obtained in cases of uniform loads. In particular, the solution is written in detail for the important case when uniform pressure is given on a single interval or two equal intervals.

ON THE METHOD OF RECIPROCAL THEOREM TO FIND SOLUTIONS OF THE PLANE PROBLEMS OF ELASTICITY

In this paper the method of reciprocal theorem is extended to find solutions of plane problems of elasticity of the rectangular plates with various edge conditions.First we give the basic solution of the plane problem of the rectangular plate with four edges built-in as the basic system and then find displacement expressions of the actual system by using the reciprocal theorem between the basic system and actual system with various edge conditions.When only displacement edge conditions exist, obtaining displacement expressions by means of the method of reciprocal theorem is actual. But in other conditions, when static force edge conditions or mixed ones exist, the obtained displacements are admissible. In order to find actual displacement, the minimum potential energy theorem must be applied.Calculations show that the method of reciprocal theorem is a simple, convenient and general one for the solution of plane problems of elasticity of the rectangular plates with various edge conditions. Evidently, it is a new method.

UNIQUENESS FOR THE SOLUTIONS OF ELASTIC THIN PLATES AND SHALLOW SHELLS AS WELL AS THEIR CONTACT PROBLEM WITH HALF SPACE

The uniqueness for the solutions mentioned in the subject is proved by using the uniqueness of the solution for the internal boundary problem of Laplace and bi-Laplace equations of the first kind as well as of the second.

Boundary element analysis for elastic and elastoplastic problems of 2D orthotropic media with stress concentration

Both the orthotropy and the stress concentration are common issues in modem structural engineering. This paper introduces the boundary element method （BEM） into the elastic and elastoplastic analyses for 2D orthotropic media with stress concentration. The discretized boundary element formulations are established, and the stress formulae as well as the fundamental solutions are derived in matrix notations. The numerical procedures are proposed to analyze both elastic and elastoplastic problems of 2D orthotropic me- dia with stress concentration. To obtain more precise stress values with fewer elements, the quadratic isoparametric element formulation is adopted in the boundary discretization and numerical procedures. Numerical examples show that there are significant stress concentrations and different elastoplastic behaviors in some orthotropic media, and some of the computational results are compared with other solutions. Good agreements are also observed, which demonstrates the efficiency and reliability of the present BEM in the stress concentration analysis for orthotropic media.

An Elasticity Solution of a Nonhomogeneous Half-Plane Problem

We employ fundamental equations of non-homogeneous elasticity and Fourierintegral transformations to obtain the general solutions of the stress function.On thebasis of these points of view and when the forces on the boundary are arbityary for nonhomogeneous half-plane problems with the Young’s modulus E(x)-E_0θxp[βx].accurate solutions are obtained At last with the degeneracy it is obtained that thefamous Boussnesq solution and this method is successful.

Symplectic eigenfunction expansion theorem for elasticity of rectangular planes with two simply-supported opposite sides

The eigenvalue problem of the Hamiltonian operator associated with plane elasticity problems is investigated.The eigenfunctions of the operator are directly solved with mixed boundary conditions for the displacement and stress in a rectangular region.The completeness of the eigenfunctions is then proved,providing the feasibility of using separation of variables to solve the problems.A general solution is obtained with the symplectic eigenfunction expansion theorem.