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| N. A. Veklich, "The propagation of elastic waves in a right-angled wedge after facet impact on a fixed plane obstacle," Mech. Solids. 40 (2), 58-70 (2005) |
| Year |
2005 |
Volume |
40 |
Number |
2 |
Pages |
58-70 |
| Title |
The propagation of elastic waves in a right-angled wedge after facet impact on a fixed plane obstacle |
| Author(s) |
N. A. Veklich (Moscow) |
| Abstract |
In this study, we present an exact analytical solution to the plane
problem of impact of an elastic right-angled wedge (a quarter of a plane)
on a fixed perfectly smooth obstacle. This problem is a constituent part
of a more complicated plane problem of impact of two elastic bars in the
case where the wave reflection on the lateral bar surfaces is not taken
into account. The problem under consideration can also be regarded as a
particular case of a more complicated problem of the wave motion of an
elastic half-plane with a free surface under appropriate initial
conditions. The general solution of the wave problem for a half-plane with
arbitrary initial conditions was given in [1].
The problem of impact of two elastic bars was first considered in [1]
using the functionally-invariant solution method. In some important
features, the solution of the problem turned out to be imperfect. Critical
comments on this solution were given in [3, 4]. The analysis of the
solution [2] indicates that the inconsistency of wave patterns and some
graphs and conclusions given in the paper is due to the fact that the
boundary conditions for the tangential stresses on the lateral bar surface
are not satisfied ([2], p. 782).
In the present study, the system of motion equations written in terms of
displacements is solved for a wedge using integral transformations, which were
earlier used, in particular, in [5] to solve the problem of impact of an
acoustic band on an obstacle.
Within the linear formulation adopted, the solution obtained makes it
possible to describe quantitatively all characteristics of the propagation
of elastic waves in the wedge after the impact on an obstacle. Based on
this solution, the dynamic calculations taking into account the
propagation of elastic waves in solids can be performed. The solution can
be used as a benchmark which is necessary for the development of accurate
and reliable numerical methods for solving 2D dynamic problems of
elasticity. In addition, the solution enables one to validate
theoretically the conditions of applicability of the Saint-Venant theory
for impact of elastic bars. |
| References |
| 1. | S. Soboleff, "Sur les vibrations d'un demiplan at d`une
couche a conditions initiales arbitrares," Matematicheskii Sbornik,
Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 236-266, 1933. |
| 2. | M. A. Malkov, "Two-dimesional problem of impact of elastic
bars," Doklady AN SSSR, Vol. 148, No. 4, pp. 125-140, 1979. |
| 3. | W. R. Spillers and A. Callegari, "Impact of two elastic
cylinders: short-time solution," Int. J. Mech. Sci., Vol. 11,
pp. 845-851, 1969. |
| 4. | V. B. Poruchikov, Methods of Dynamic Elasticity Theory [in
Russian], Nauka, Moscow, 1986. |
| 5. | N. A. Veklich, "Impact of a band of compressible fluid on an
obstacle," Izv. AN SSSR. MZhG [Fluid Dynamics], No. 6, pp. 138-145, 1990. |
| 6. | L. I. Sedov, Continuum Mechanics. Volume 2 [in Russian], Nauka,
Moscow, 1970. |
| 7. | W. Nowacki, Theory of Elasticity [in Russian], Mir, Moscow, 1975. |
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| Received |
11 April 2002 |
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