A numerical method for the solution of plane crack problems in finite media.
Analysis of a prototypical multiscale method coupling atomistic and continuum mechanics
In order to describe a solid which deforms smoothly in some region, but non smoothly in some other region, many multiscale methods have recently been proposed. They aim at coupling an atomistic model (discrete mechanics) with a macroscopic model (continuum mechanics). We provide here a theoretical ground for such a coupling in a one-dimensional setting. We briefly study the general case of a convex energy, and next concentrate on a specific example of a nonconvex energy, the Lennard-Jones case....
Analysis of a prototypical multiscale method coupling atomistic and continuum mechanics
In order to describe a solid which deforms smoothly in some region, but non smoothly in some other region, many multiscale methods have recently been proposed. They aim at coupling an atomistic model (discrete mechanics) with a macroscopic model (continuum mechanics). We provide here a theoretical ground for such a coupling in a one-dimensional setting. We briefly study the general case of a convex energy, and next concentrate on a specific example of a nonconvex energy, the Lennard-Jones case....
Analysis of crack singularities in an aging elastic material
We consider a quasistatic system involving a Volterra kernel modelling an hereditarily-elastic aging body. We are concerned with the behavior of displacement and stress fields in the neighborhood of cracks. In this paper, we investigate the case of a straight crack in a two-dimensional domain with a possibly anisotropic material law. We study the asymptotics of the time dependent solution near the crack tips. We prove that, depending on the regularity of the material law and the Volterra kernel,...
Asymptotic methods applied to problems of diffusion, crack propagation and crack tip stress analysis
Computation of 3D vertex singularities for linear elasticity : error estimates for a finite element method on graded meshes
This paper is concerned with the computation of 3D vertex singularities of anisotropic elastic fields with Dirichlet boundary conditions, focusing on the derivation of error estimates for a finite element method on graded meshes. The singularities are described by eigenpairs of a corresponding operator pencil on spherical polygonal domains. The main idea is to introduce a modified quadratic variational boundary eigenvalue problem which consists of two self-adjoint, positive definite sesquilinear...
Computation of 3D vertex singularities for linear elasticity: Error estimates for a finite element method on graded meshes
This paper is concerned with the computation of 3D vertex singularities of anisotropic elastic fields with Dirichlet boundary conditions, focusing on the derivation of error estimates for a finite element method on graded meshes. The singularities are described by eigenpairs of a corresponding operator pencil on spherical polygonal domains. The main idea is to introduce a modified quadratic variational boundary eigenvalue problem which consists of two self-adjoint, positive definite sesquilinear...
Computation of generalized stress intensity factors for bonded elastic structures
COMPUTATION of generalized stress intensity factors for bonded elastic structures
We consider coupled structures consisting of two different linear elastic materials bonded along an interface. The material discontinuities combined with geometrical peculiarities of the outer boundary lead to unbounded stresses. The mathematical analysis of the singular behaviour of the elastic fields, especially near points where the interface meets the outer boundary, can be performed by means of asymptotic expansions with respect to the distance from the geometrical and structural singularities....
Concentrated forces. Asymptotic study
Gradient theory for plasticity via homogenization of discrete dislocations
We deduce a macroscopic strain gradient theory for plasticity from a model of discrete dislocations. We restrict our analysis to the case of a cylindrical symmetry for the crystal under study, so that the mathematical formulation will involve a two-dimensional variational problem. The dislocations are introduced as point topological defects of the strain fields, for which we compute the elastic energy stored outside the so-called core region. We show that the -limit of this energy (suitably rescaled),...
Interaction between line cracks in an orthotropic layer.
Modellazione e calcolo di strutture in materiale non resistente a trazione
Si affronta il problema del calcolo dello stato tensionale in strutture costituite da materiale non resistente a trazione ed elastico lineare a compressione. Si formula la legge costitutiva e se ne fornisce l'espressione esplicita nel caso di stati tensionali monoassiali, biassiali e triassiali. Si imposta quindi il problema dell'equilibrio elastico e si discute sulla condizione da imporre ai carichi affinché venga assicurata l'esistenza della soluzione. Si sviluppa la formulazione agli elementi...
Non-smoothness in the asymptotics of thin shells and propagation of singularities. Hyperbolic case
We consider the limit behaviour of elastic shells when the relative thickness tends to zero. We address the case when the middle surface has principal curvatures of opposite signs and the boundary conditions ensure the geometrical rigidity. The limit problem is hyperbolic, but enjoys peculiarities which imply singularities of unusual intensity. We study these singularities and their propagation for several cases of loading, giving a somewhat complete description of the solution.
On some extremal problems in classes of holomorphic functions , , , at additional condition
On the change of energy caused by crack propagation in 3-dimensional anisotropic solids
Crack propagation in anisotropic materials is a persistent problem. A general concept to predict crack growth is the energy principle: A crack can only grow, if energy is released. We study the change of potential energy caused by a propagating crack in a fully three-dimensional solid consisting of an anisotropic material. Based on methods of asymptotic analysis (method of matched asymptotic expansions) we give a formula for the decrease in potential energy if a smooth inner crack grows along a...
On the Determination of Higher Order Terms of Singular Elastic Stress Fields Near Corners.
Solvability and asymptotics of solutions of crack-type boundary-contact problems of the ocuple-stress elasticity.
The effect of couple-stresses on the stress concentration around a moving crack.
The Numerical Solutions of Interface Problems by Infinite Element Method.