Elastoplastic equations with exact consistency of strains for the elastic strain frame and the velocities of pointsWe obtain an exact strain consistency equation for full, elastic, and plastic strain characteristics that have a clear physical meaning and are naturally related to stresses. The dynamic equations…Israel Solomeshch, Motel Solomeshch·Feb 11, 2007SaveLearn
Force transmission in a packing of pentagonal particlesWe perform a detailed analysis of the contact force network in a dense confined packing of pentagonal particles simulated by means of the contact dynamics method. The effect of particle shape is…Émilien Azema, Farhang Radjai, Robert Peyroux et al.·Feb 6, 2007SaveLearn
Entrainment and stimulated emission of auto-oscillators in an acoustic cavityWe report theory, measurements and numerical simulations on nonlinear piezoelectric ultrasonic devices with stable limit cycles. The devices are shown to exhibit behavior familiar from the theory of…Richard L Weaver, Oleg I Lobkis, Alexey Yamilov·Feb 5, 2007SaveLearn
Rocking and rolling: a can that appears to rock might actually rollA beer bottle or soda can on a table, when slightly tipped and released, falls to an upright position and then rocks up to a somewhat opposite tilt. Superficially this rocking motion involves a…Manoj Srinivasan, Andy Ruina·Feb 4, 2007SaveLearn
On the electromagnetic momentum of static charge and steady current distributionsFaraday's and Furry's formulas for the electromagnetic momentum of static charge distributions combined with steady electric current distributions are generalised in order to obtain full…Andre Gsponer·Feb 2, 2007SaveLearn
An Application of Reversible Entropic Dynamics on Curved Statistical ManifoldsEntropic Dynamics (ED) is a theoretical framework developed to investigate the possibility that laws of physics reflect laws of inference rather than laws of nature. In this work, a RED (Reversible…Carlo Cafaro, S. A. Ali, Adom Giffin·Feb 1, 2007SaveLearn
Study of a Plane Free Jet Exhausting from a Channel by Vortex in Cell MethodA two-dimensional simulation of a plane jet exhausting from a channel has been performed using the vortex in cell algorithm in the Reynolds number range of 100 to 900. The vorticity is generated on…Mohamed Ali Knani, Henri-Claude Boisson, André Giovannini et al.·Jan 30, 2007SaveLearn
Maximum power, ecological function and efficiency of an irreversible Carnot cycle. A cost and effectiveness optimizationIn this work we include, for the Carnot cycle, irreversibilities of linear finite rate of heat transferences between the heat engine and its reservoirs, heat leak between the reservoirs and internal…G Aragon-Gonzalez, A. Canales-Palma, A. Leon-Galicia et al.·Jan 29, 2007SaveLearn
Floating Bodies of Equilibrium in 2D, the Tire Track Problem and Electrons in a Parabolic Magnetic FieldExplicit solutions of the two-dimensional floating body problem (bodies that can float in all positions) for relative density different from 1/2 and of the tire track problem (tire tracks of a…Franz J. Wegner·Jan 22, 2007SaveLearn
On the geometry of Hamiltonian chaosWe show that Gutzwiller's characterization of chaotic Hamiltonian systems in terms of the curvature associated with a Riemannian metric tensor in the structure of the Hamiltonian can be extended…Lawrence Horwitz, Jacob Levitan, Meir Lewkowicz et al.·Jan 18, 2007SaveLearn
Adhesive Contact to a Coated Elastic SubstrateWe show how the quasi-analytic method developed to solve linear elastic contacts to coated substrates (Perriot A. and Barthel E. J. Mat. Res., 2004, 19, 600) may be extended to…Etienne Barthel, Antoine Perriot·Jan 16, 2007SaveLearn
Enhanced functions supporting process planning for aircraft structural partsAiming at automating the different trades intervening in mechanical parts' design activities, one finds the weakest link within the interface linking the computer aided-design trade (CAD) and the…Ramy Harik, Vincent Capponi, Muriel Lombard et al.·Jan 11, 2007SaveLearn
MaxEnt MechanicsThis paper shows that: (a) given a mechanical system described by a set of independent coordinates in configuration space, (b) given an initial state of specified initial coordinates, and (c) given a…Jean-Bernard Brissaud·Jan 10, 2007SaveLearn
A simple guide to determine elastic properties of films on substrate from nanoindentation experimentsThis submission has been removed by arXiv administration because it was submitted in violation of copyright by HAL.Sandrine Bec, André Tonck, Jean-Luc Loubet·Jan 10, 2007SaveLearn
Nanoindentation and nanofriction on DLC filmsThis submission has been removed by arXiv administration because it was submitted in violation of copyright by HAL.Sandrine Bec, André Tonck, Julien Fontaine·Jan 10, 2007SaveLearn
Classical Analytical Mechanics and Entropy ProductionThe usual canonical Hamiltonian or Lagrangian formalism of classical mechanics applied to macroscopic systems describes energy conserving adiabatic motion. If irreversible diabatic processes are to…J. Silverberg, A. Widom·Jan 8, 2007SaveLearn
Laboratory experiments on the generation of internal tidal beams over steep slopesWe designed a simple laboratory experiment to study internal tides generation. We consider a steep continental shelf, for which the internal tide is shown to be emitted from the critical point, which…Louis Gostiaux, Thierry Dauxois·Jan 8, 2007SaveLearn
Response of an impacting hertzian contact to an order-2 subharmonic excitation : theory and experimentsResponse of a normally excited preloaded Hertzian contact is investigated in order to analyze the subharmonic resonance of order 2. The nonlinearity associated with contact losses is included. The…Joël Perret-Liaudet, Emmanuel Rigaud·Jan 5, 2007SaveLearn
Gearboxes: indirect identification of dynamic forces transmitted to housing through bearingsIn order to determine indirectly the generalized forces applied on the gearbox, two approaches are tested, one is a numerical method, the other is experimental. For the numerical method, the…Gu Xiang Zhang, Emmanuel Rigaud, Jean-Claude Pascal et al.·Jan 5, 2007SaveLearn
Variability of Critical Rotational Speeds of Gearbox by Misalignement and Manufacturing ErrorsNoise measurement on a population of gearbox manufactured in large number often reveals high variability due to tolerances on each gear design parameter (manufacturing errors). Gearbox noise results…N. Driot, Emmanuel Rigaud, Joël Perret-Liaudet·Jan 5, 2007SaveLearn
Coupled computation of meshing and bearings stiffnesses : effect on radiated gearbox noiseThis study focus on the acoustical behavior of gearbox induced by the static transmission error under load (STE). An original method is developed allowing to compute simultaneously STE, meshing and…François Mayeux, Joël Perret-Liaudet, Emmanuel Rigaud·Jan 4, 2007SaveLearn
Dispersion of critical rotational speeds of gearbox: effect of bearings stiffnessesNoise measurement on a population of a gearbox manufactured in large number reveals a high variability principally due to tolerances on each design parameter of the gear. Gearbox noise results mainly…François Mayeux, Emmanuel Rigaud, Joël Perret-Liaudet·Jan 4, 2007SaveLearn
Résonance 2-surharmonique d'un contact unilatéral hertzien : approches théorique et expérimentaleFor a preloaded impact oscillator under superharmonic excitation of order 2, the Hertzian non linearity constitutes the precursor of vibroimpacts established over a wide frequency range. The…Joël Perret-Liaudet, Emmanuel Rigaud·Jan 4, 2007SaveLearn
Modélisation et analyse de l'erreur statique de transmission d'un engrenage. Influence des déformations des roues et interactions entre les couples de dents en priseWe have developped a numerical tool in order to predict vibratory excitation of a gearbox induced by the meshing process. We propose a method based on a 3D Finite Element modelling of each toothed…Emmanuel Rigaud, Denis Barday·Jan 4, 2007SaveLearn
Influence de l'élasticité des lignes d'arbres, des roulements et du carter sur les vitesses critiques de rotation d'une transmission par engrenagesThe dynamic behaviour of a gearbox fitted out with a helical gear pair is studied. Shafts, bearings and housing are discretised using the finite element method. The elastic coupling between the…Emmanuel Rigaud, Jean Sabot·Jan 4, 2007SaveLearn