A Finite Difference Algorithm Applied to the Averaged Equations of the Heat Conduction Issue in Biperiodic Composites—Robin Boundary Conditions

This note deals with the heat conduction issue in biperiodic composites made of two different materials. To consider such a nonuniform structure, the equations describing the behavior of the composite under thermal (Robin) boundary conditions were averaged by using tolerance modelling. In this note, the process of creating an algorithm that uses the finite difference method to deal with averaged model equations is shown. This algorithm can be used to solve these equations and find out the temperature field distribution of a biperiodic composite.

Length-scale effect in stability problems for thin biperiodic cylindrical shells: extended tolerance modelling

Thin linearly elastic Kirchhoff–Love-type circular cylindrical shells of periodically micro-inhomogeneous structure in circumferential and axial directions (biperiodic shells) are investigated. The aim of this contribution is to formulate and discuss a new averaged nonasymptotic model for the analysis of selected stability problems for these shells. This, so-called, general nonasymptotic tolerance model is derived by applying a certain extended version of the known tolerance modelling procedure. Contrary to the starting exact shell equations with highly oscillating, noncontinuous and periodic coefficients, governing equations of the tolerance model have constant coefficients depending also on a cell size. Hence, the model makes it possible to investigate the effect of a microstructure size on the global shell stability (the length-scale effect).

Theoretical Analysis of Buckling for Functionally Graded Thin Plates with Microstructure Resting on an Elastic Foundation

In this paper, the problem of the stability of functionally graded thin plates with a microstructure is presented. To analyse this problem and take into consideration the effect of microstructure, tolerance modelling is used. The tolerance averaging technique allows us to replace the equation with non-continuous, tolerance-periodic, highly oscillating coefficients of the system of differential equations with slowly-varying coefficients, which describes also the effect of the microstructure. As an example, the buckling of a microstructured functionally graded plate band on a foundation is investigated. To obtain results, the tolerance model and the asymptotic model combined together with the Ritz method are used. It is shown that the tolerance model allows us to take into account the effect of microstructure on critical forces.

Tolerance Modelling of Vibrations and Stability for Periodic Slender Visco-Elastic Beams on a Foundation with Damping. Revisiting

The mathematical modelling of certain problems of vibrations and stability for periodic slender visco-elastic beams is presented in this note. To consider these problems and take into account the effect of the microstructure, the tolerance modelling approach is proposed. Using this technique, the equation with non-continuous, periodic, highly oscillating coefficients is replaced by a system of differential equations with constant coefficients. Moreover, these governing equations describe the effect of the microstructure on the overall behavior of the beams under consideration. The tolerance modelling can lead to equations of two different tolerance models—the standard and the general, under weakened assumptions. This averaging tolerance method was assessed by comparison with the asymptotic homogenization, the governing equations of which omit this effect. My considerations were limited to proposing and presenting only mathematical models describing investigated beams. In a simple analytical example, the application of the presented average models is shown.

Displacements Caused by the Temperature in Multicomponent, Multi-Layered Periodic Material Structures

The present study aims to analyse a two-dimensional problem of displacements in theory of thermal stresses for multicomponent, multi-layered periodic composites. The model equations are obtained within the framework of the tolerance modelling procedure. These equations allow to determine the distribution of displacements caused by the temperature field in the theory of thermal stresses. The paper presents an example of a solution of a boundary value problem.

Elastostatic problems in multicomponent, multilayered periodic composites

The object of the analysis is a two-dimensional elastostatic problem for multicomponent, multilayered periodic composites. The equations of equilibrium for this composite are obtained within the framework of tolerance modelling procedure. The paper presents two examples of solutions of boundary value problems.