Some equations of linear elasticity are developed, including those specific to certain actuator structures considered in formation theory. The invariance of the strain-energy under the transformation from rectangular to spherical coordinates is then established for use in two specific formation problems. The first problem, involving an elastic structure with a cylindrical equilibrium configuration, is formulated in two dimensions using polar coordinates. It is shown that L² controls suffice to obtain boundary displacements in H<sup>1/2</sup>. The second problem has a spherical equilibrium configuration and utilizes the elastic equations in spherical coordinates. Results similar to those obtained in the two dimensional case are indicated for the three dimensional problem. / Ph. D.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/28608 |
| Date | 14 August 1999 |
| Creators | Schenck, David Robert |
| Contributors | Mathematics, Russell, David L., Kim, Jong Uhn, Lin, Tao, Rogers, Robert C., Wheeler, Robert L. |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | master.pdf |
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