911 research outputs found

    Post-buckling behavior of cylinders in torsion

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    Stress analysis of initial post-buckling behavior and imperfection sensitivity of thin walled cylinders in torsio

    Dynamic buckling estimates

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    Dynamic buckling estimates for sensitive structures subjected to finite-time loadin

    Dynamic buckling of elastic structures - Criteria and estimates

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    Critical examination of dynamic buckling of elastic structures and review of established buckling criteri

    BRIEF NOTES Postbuckling Eing Analysis

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    Fourier, Gauss, Fraunhofer, Porod and the Shape from Moments Problem

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    We show how the Fourier transform of a shape in any number of dimensions can be simplified using Gauss's law and evaluated explicitly for polygons in two dimensions, polyhedra three dimensions, etc. We also show how this combination of Fourier and Gauss can be related to numerous classical problems in physics and mathematics. Examples include Fraunhofer diffraction patterns, Porods law, Hopfs Umlaufsatz, the isoperimetric inequality and Didos problem. We also use this approach to provide an alternative derivation of Davis's extension of the Motzkin-Schoenberg formula to polygons in the complex plane.Comment: 21 pages, no figure

    Three-dimensional molecular dynamics simulations of void coalescence during dynamic fracture of ductile metals

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    Void coalescence and interaction in dynamic fracture of ductile metals have been investigated using three-dimensional strain-controlled multi-million atom molecular dynamics simulations of copper. The correlated growth of two voids during the coalescence process leading to fracture is investigated, both in terms of its onset and the ensuing dynamical interactions. Void interactions are quantified through the rate of reduction of the distance between the voids, through the correlated directional growth of the voids, and through correlated shape evolution of the voids. The critical inter-void ligament distance marking the onset of coalescence is shown to be approximately one void radius based on the quantification measurements used, independent of the initial separation distance between the voids and the strain-rate of the expansion of the system. The interaction of the voids is not reflected in the volumetric asymptotic growth rate of the voids, as demonstrated here. Finally, the practice of using a single void and periodic boundary conditions to study coalescence is examined critically and shown to produce results markedly different than the coalescence of a pair of isolated voids.Comment: Accepted for publication in Physical Review

    Three-dimensional Aeroelastic and Aerothermoelastic Behavior in Hypersonic Flow

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    Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/76667/1/AIAA-2005-2175-915.pd
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