Rotational elasticity and couplings to linear elasticity

DOI10.1177/1081286513511093zbMath1330.74010arXiv1008.4005OpenAlexW3100906811MaRDI QIDQ5744877

Nicola Tamanini, Christian G. Böhmer

Publication date: 10 February 2016

Published in: Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: It is the aim of the paper to present a new point of view on rotational elasticity in a nonlinear setting using orthogonal matrices. The proposed model, in the linear approximation, can be compared to the well known equilibrium equations of static linear elasticity. An appropriate kinetic energy is identified and we present a dynamical model of rotational elasticity. The propagation of elastic waves in such a medium is studied and we find two classes of waves, transversal rotational waves and longitudinal rotational waves, both of which are solutions of the nonlinear partial differential equations. For certain parameter choices, the transversal wave velocity can be greater than the longitudinal wave velocity. Moreover, parameter ranges are identified where the model describes an auxetic material. However, in all cases the potential energy functional is positive definite. Finally, we couple the rotational waves to linear elastic waves to study the behaviour of the coupled system. We find wave like solutions to the coupled equations and can visualise our results with the help of suitable figures.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1008.4005

zbMATH Keywords

Cosserat continuumexact solutionselastic wavesrotational wavesmicrorotations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Bulk waves in solid mechanics (74J10) Polar materials (74A35) Linear waves in solid mechanics (74J05)

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