Singular Integral Equations. By N.I. Muskhelishvili. Translated fromthe 2nd Russian edition by J.R.M. Radok. Pp. 447. F1. 28.50. 1953. (Noordhoff, Groningen)

Mathematica--A System for Doing Mathematics by Computer.

Nonlinear transient thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded ceramic-metal plates

Composites science and technology

THE appearance of a treatise in English upon the mathematical theory of elasticity is an event the potential importance of which may be judged by the that the author, in his frequent suggestions for collateral reading, refers to only three such, those of Southwell, Timoshenko, and Love. In spirit and content Sokolnikoff}s book differs greatly from each and all of these. It may be described by a possible sub-title: “A pure mathematician surveys topics related to certain problems in the mathematical theory of elasticity”. It is symptomatic of the change in outlook of American mathematics over the past few decades. Mathematical Theory Of Elasticity Prof. I. S. Sokolnikoff with the collaboration of Asst. Prof. R. D. Speche. Pp. xi + 373. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1946.) 22s. 6d.

Mathematical Theory Of Elasticity

Characterization of 3D printed long fibre reinforced composites

1.: Preliminary concepts. 2.: Integral formulation of Laplace equation. 3.: BEM applied to Laplace equation. 4.: A computer program to solve 2D Laplace equation based on BEM. 5.: Integral formulation of the elastic problem. 6.: BEM applied to Elasticity Theory. 7.: A computer program to solve 2D elasticity problems based on BEM. Appendixes 1,2,3,4. Subject index

Boundary element method: fundamentals and applications

Under loads normal to the direction of the fibers, composites suffer failures that are known as matrix or interfiber failures, typically involving interface cracks between matrix and fibers, the coalescence of which originates macrocracks in the composite. The purpose of this paper is to develop a micromechanical model, using the boundary element method, to generate information aiming to explain and support the mechanism of appearance and propagation of the damage. To this end, a single fiber surrounded by the matrix and with a partial debonding is studied. It has been found that under uniaxial loading transversal to the fibers direction the most significant phenomena appear for semidebonding angles in the interval between 60 deg and 70 deg. After this interval the growth of the crack along the interface is stable (energy release rate (ERR) decreasing) in pure Mode II, whereas it is plausibly unstable in mixed mode (dominated by Mode I for semidebondings smaller than 30 deg) until it reaches the interval. At this interval the direction of maximum circumferential stress at the neighborhood of the crack tip is approximately normal to the applied load. If a crack corresponding to a debonding in this interval leaves the interface and penetrates into the matrix then: (a) the growth through the matrix is unstable in pure Mode I; (b) the value of the ERR reaches a maximum (in comparison with other debonding angles); and (c) the ERR is greater than that released if the crack continued growing along the interface. All this suggests that it is in this interval of semidebondings (60-70 deg) that conditions are most appropriate for an interface crack to kink. Experiments developed by the authors show an excellent agreement between the predictions generated in this paper and the evolution of the damage in an actual composite.

Federico París

Papers

Characterization of 3D printed long fibre reinforced composites

Boundary element method: fundamentals and applications

Kinking of transversal interface cracks between fiber and matrix

Study of fatigue damage in wind turbine blades

Micromechanical view of failure of the matrix in fibrous composite materials