The application of the finite element method to the inelastic analysis of structures and continua has received considerable attention over the last fifteen years [ 1-21 ]. To a large extent, this effort has been motivated by the need to safety and economically predict material response under conditions of extreme mechanical and thermal loading. Some examples are the design and analysis of press...

In this paper, we introduce locally Lipschitz observation systems for nonlinear semigroups and show that they can be represented by an ‘admissible’ nonlinear output operator defined on a suitable subspace. In the semilinear case, this concept fits well to the Lebesgue extension known from linear system theory. Also in the semilinear case, we show robustness of exact observability near equilibri...

Micro-cracking in polycrystalline Silicon is a serious concern for the durability of photovoltaic (PV) modules due to the resulting electrical power-loss. In this contribution, a thermo-mechanical cohesive zone model is proposed to predict the evolution of micro-cracks under the action of mechanical and thermal loads. The classical nonlinear cohesive zone approach, used in fracture mechanics to...

A variational formulation of the coupled thermo-mechanical boundary-value problem for general dissipative solids is presented. The coupled thermo-mechanical boundary-value problem under consideration consists of the equilibrium problem for a deformable, inelastic and dissipative solid with the heat conduction problem appended in addition. The variational formulation allows for general dissipati...

This paper deals with the propagation of magneto-thermo Rayleigh waves in a homogeneous viscoelastic half-space under initial stress. It has been observed that velocity of Rayleigh waves depends on viscosity, magnetic field, temperature and initial stress of the half-space. The frequency equation for Rayleigh waves under the effect of magnetic field, stress and temperature for both viscoelastic...

In this study, using the non-local elasticity theory, the buckling and vibration analysis of triple- walled ZnO piezoelectric Timoshenko beam on elastic Pasternak foundation is analytically investigated under magneto-electro-thermo-mechanical loadings. Using the Timoshenko beam free body diagram, the equilibrium equation of Timoshenko nano-beam model is obtained and solved by Navier’s method fo...

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels are able to change their physical properties such as their elastic moduli in response to changes in their environment. If biocompatible polymers are used to prepare such materials and if living cells are encapsulated within these networks, their switchability allows the cell-matrix interactions to be investigated with unprecedented consistency. In this paper, thermo...

Abstract The paper deals with strategies for numerical compensation of thermo-mechanical deformation machine tool spindles and the TCP, respectively. Methods digital modelling simulating temperatures thermo-elastic are presented. This is done by considering geometry, material data, drive signals temperature values. topic compensating effects in spindle units an important manufacturing. Analytic...

FGM components are generally constructed to sustain elevated temperatures and severe temperature gradients. Low thermal conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion and core ductility have enabled the FGM material to withstand higher temperature gradients for a given heat flux. Examples of structures undergo extremely high temperature gradients are plasma facing materials, propulsion syst...

This paper deals with magneto-thermo-elastic interaction due to thermal shock on the stress free boundary of the half-space of perfect conducting medium in the context of two-temperature generalized thermo-elasticity with energy dissipation (TEWED) (GN III model), see [1, 2, 3]. The governing equations are solved in the Laplace transformation domain using state-space approach. The inversion of ...