Weakening of an Elastic Solid by a Rectangular Array of Cracks


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An infinite elastic solid containing a doubly-periodic rectangular array of slit-like cracks is considered. The solid is subjected to a uniform stress resulting in a state of plane strain. The cracks are represented as suitable distributions of dislocations which are determined from a singular integral equation. This equation is solved numerically in an efficient manner using an expansion of the nonsingular part of the kernel in a series of Chebyshev polynomials. Values of the stress intensity factors are presented, as well as the change in strain energy due to the presence of the cracks. Also, the effective elastic constants of a sheet having a rectangular array of cracks are given as functions of the crack spacing. (Author).







Micromechanics and Inhomogeneity


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Toshio Mura has written extensively on micromechanics over the years, and in part due to his writings and many others in the field, micromechanics has gradually emerged as a recognized discipline in the study of mechanics of materials. The idea is to bring both the mechanics and physics on the micro scopic level to the macroscopic scale, so that the deformation and fracture processes of materials can be better understood. While much apparently remains to be done, this approach has already shed new light on certain selected topics and has proved to be fruitful. It is indeed a happy occasion to celebrate both Toshio's upcoming 65th birthday and the emergence of this young science at the same time. The volume contains thirty-seven original articles on the related topics of micromechanics and inhomogeneity; it is presented to Toshio by his friends, colleagues, and admirers as a wish for his good health and continuing pro ductivity. The contributors belong to both the applied mechanics and the materials communities, all with a common belief that micromechanics is an indispensable area of research. It is hoped that this somewhat balanced structure will make the volume more useful to a wider range of readers, and that in the meantime it will still reflect more or less the spectrum of Toshio's lifelong works. As Editors we have at the outset set the highest possible standards for the book, with a keen anticipation that the volume will be widely circulated for many years to come.




Advances in Applied Mechanics


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Advances in Applied Mechanics




Damage Mechanics


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This book provides the first truly comprehensive study of damage mechanics. All concepts are carefully identified and defined in micro- and macroscopic scales. In terms of the methods and observation scales, the main part of the book is divided into three chapters. These chapters consider the stochastic models applied to atomistic scale, micromechanical models (for arbitary concentrations of defects) on microscopic scale and continuum models on the macroscopic scale. It is intended for people who are doing or planning to do research in the mechanics and material science aspects of brittle deformation of solids with heterogeneous microstructure.




Computational Methods


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The First International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM04), organized by the department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, was held in Singapore, December 15-17, 2004, with great success. This conference proceedings contains some 290 papers from more than 30 countries/regions. The papers cover a broad range of topics such as meshfree particle methods, Generalized FE and Extended FE methods, inverse analysis and optimization methods. Computational methods for geomechanics, machine learning, vibration, shock, impact, health monitoring, material modeling, fracture and damage mechanics, multi-physics and multi-scales simulation, sports and environments are also included. All the papers are pre-reviewed before they are accepted for publication in this proceedings. The proceedings will provide an informative, timely and invaluable resource for engineers and scientists working in the important areas of computational methods.




Multiscale Modelling of Damage and Fracture Processes in Composite Materials


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This book explores damage growth and fracture processes in cementitious, ceramic, polymer and metal matrix composites, integrating properties like stiffness and strength with observation at below macroscopic scale. Advances in multiscale modelling and analysis pertain directly to materials which either have a range of relevant microstructural scales, like metals, or do not have a well-defined microstructure, like cementitious or ceramic composites.




Topics in Applied Continuum Mechanics


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THE FOUNDATIONS OF THERMOELASTICITY-EXPERIMENTS AND THEORY (A. PHILLIPS) 1. Introduction 2. The initial yield surface 4 3. The subsequent yield surface 6 4. Some theoretical consequences 10 References 13 ON THE PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS OF SELF-STRESSES (E. KRONER) 1. Introduction 22 2. The physical origin of the self-stresses 23 3. Formulation of the mathematical problem of self-stresses 27 4. The method of modified Green's functions 30 5. Concluding remarks 35 References 38 DISTORTION IN MICROPOLAR ELASTICITY (W. NOWACKI) 1. Fundamental relations and equations 39 2. Principle of virtual work 42 3. Theorem of minimum of the complimentary work 43 • 4. Reciprocity theorem 44 5. Equations in displacements and rotations 47 6. Compatibility equations 51 References 57 THE YIELD CRITERION IN THE GENERAL CASE OF NONHOMOGENEOUS STRESS AND DEFORMATION FIELDS (J. A. KONIG and W. OLSZAK) 1. Introduction 58 2. The plasticity condition 61 3. Special cases of the yield condition 62 4. Example: Pure bending 63 5. Criteria for neutral, passive and active processes 65 VI 6. The flow law 67 References 69 ELECTRO-MAGNETO-ELASTICITY (J. B. ALBLAS) 1. Introduction 71 2. Balance equations 77 3. The jump and boundary conditions 85 4. The constitutive equations 91 5. Linearization of the magnetic problem 95 6. Magneto-elastic waves in the infinite space and in the half-space 105 References 114 PLASTICITY AND CREEP THEORY IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS (J. F • BESSE LING) 1. Introduction 115 2. Limit analysis 117 3.




The Rock Physics Handbook


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A significantly expanded new edition of this practical guide to rock physics and geophysical interpretation for reservoir geophysicists and engineers.




Composite Materials


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