Part 1:

Homework:
Find variational formulation (or whenever possible, quadratic function of energy) of
the following differential equations:
1 !he boundary "value problem (second order )
# !he bar
( ( ) ) ( ) in $ (%, &)
d du
EA x b x
dx dx

(%) 1, (&)$& u u
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# !ight string problem
' tight string with a tension T
s
applied at the end walls is under a distributed load q(x)
( ) ( ) in $ (%, )
s
d du
T q x L
dx dx

(%) %, (()$% u u
(&)
# Heat conduction
( ( ) ) ( ) in $ (%, &)
d dT
k x h x
dx dx

)
(%) , * $
x L n
dT
T T k q
dx

(+)
& !he boundary "value problem of the beam
& &
& &
( ) ( ) in $ (%, )
d d u
EI q x L
dx dx

(%) (()$%
(%) (()$%
w u
du du
dx dx

(,)
+ !he boundary "value problem in &-
.ive classic /-0 with a well#known behavior is /oisson1s equation in the unit
disk
( ) 1 in $ 2(%,1) unit disk
% on
u
u

'

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a) Find the analytical solution and using 4atlab to plot the distribution of the
solution
b) Find a weak form and quadratic energy functional
-erive variational boundary#value problems that characteri5e minima of the following
energy functionals:
a)
& &
%
1
6( 7) & & 8
&
(%) ( ) %
L
u u qu dx
u u L

b)
& &
%
1
6( 77) &( 7) & 8
&
(%) 7(%) ( ) 7( ) %
L
u u qu dx
u u u L u L

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Part 2:
Mini projects
MP1: " Find the strong form of isotropic 4indlin plates sub:ected to uniformed load
and a fully clamped boundary condition is assumed
" -erive the weak form of this boundary "value problem
" 2onsider a laminated composite plate model -erive a displacement field
based on a first order shear deformation theory (F;-!) and a third order
shear deformation theory (!;-!), and also do with an arbitrarily higher
order shear deformation theory
" -erive the weak form of this boundary "value problem relied on the
arbitrarily higher order shear deformation theory
" /rove that the first order shear deformation theory (F;-!) can be obtained
by reducing several terms of H;-!
" 0<tend this task to laminated pie5oelectric composite plates
Hint: you should follow the foundation of classical laminated plate theory
(2(/!) to construct an arbitrarily higher order shear deformation theory
/lease read my recent papers for more details
MP2: 2onsider an =-0 form of a homogeni5ation problem with the constitute
matri< that depends on the micro information as follows:
( ( ) ) ( ) a u f

x x in $(%,1)
&
( ) % u

x on
-
(>)
where
(?)
& 1
1 &
& &
& 1 &
%& ( 1)(sin(& ) &) %
( )
% %%3 ( 1)(sin(& ) &)
x
x x
a
x
x x x

1
+ + + +
1
1
1
+ + + +
1
]
x

!he analytical form is

1
1
&
%
1 &
%
1
1
&
%
& 1 &
%
%& ( 1)(sin(& ) &
( )
%
%%3 ( 1)(sin(& ) &)
dy
x x y
a
dy
x x x y

1
_
1

+ + + +
1
,

1
_
1

1
+ + + +
, ]

x

(@)
1 /lot ( ) a

x with $%%1, %%%1, %%%%1, %%%%%1, %%%%%%%1 and show the

properties
& /lot and compare together and e<plain what is different from
%
( ), ( ) a a

x x to
see that what is happen as tends to 5ero A
+ Find a weak form of this problem
, /lease provide some numerical methods that can be used to solve this
problem
MP3: 2onsider an =-0 form of ;tock flow problem:
( ( ) ) ( ) a u f

x x in $(%,1)
&
( ) % u

x on
-
(1%)
where

& 1
1 &
& &
& 1 &
%& ( 1)(sin(& ) &) %
( )
% %%3 ( 1)(sin(& ) &)
x
x x
a
x
x x x

1
+ + + +
1
1
1
+ + + +
1
]
x

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!he analytical form is
(1&)
1
1
&
%
1 &
%
1
1
&
%
& 1 &
%
%& ( 1)(sin(& ) &
( )
%
%%3 ( 1)(sin(& ) &)
dy
x x y
a
dy
x x x y

1
_
1

+ + + +
1
,

1
_
1

1
+ + + +
, ]

x

3 /lot ( ) a

x with $%%1, %%%1, %%%%1, %%%%%1, %%%%%%%1 and show the

properties
9 /lot and compare together and e<plain what is different from
%
( ), ( ) a a

x x to
see that what is happen as tends to 5ero A
> Find a weak form of this problem
? /lease provide some numerical methods that can be used to solve this
problem