Behaviour at points of discontinuity II

1988 ◽  
pp. 62-66 ◽  
1914 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 139-142
Author(s):  
L. R. Ford

In this paper are introduced what we shall term “successive oscillation functions.” These functions are derived from functions of a real variable. The word “function” as here used has its widest meaning. We say y is a function of x in an interval of the the x-axis, if given any value of x, in the interval one or more values of y are thereby determined. The values of the function may be determined by any arbitrary law whatsoever. We shall deal with discontinuous functions; the theorems will be true for continuous functions, but will be trivial, except in the case of functions which are discontinuous and whose points of discontinuity are infinite in number. We shall assume in what follows that the values of the function lie between finite limits.


1969 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 750-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. DeRuntz

An analysis of bending stresses in flexible cables has been carried out. It has been found that stresses which arise due to fixity at the boundaries or other points of discontinuity, decay in an exponential manner from such boundaries, similar to the edge effect solutions of shell theory. Such a phenomenon makes it possible to analyze a finite cable of sufficient length using solutions which are applicable only to infinite or very long cables. In this way the cumbersome but otherwise exact solutions of the elastica are replaced by much simpler ones of sufficient engineering accuracy. The term “sufficient length” is defined as part of the analysis.


2020 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
pp. 93-112
Author(s):  
P.D. Lebedev ◽  
A.A. Uspenskii

We consider a time-optimal control problem on the plane with a circular vectogram of velocities and a non-convex target set with a boundary having a finite number of points of discontinuity of curvature. We study the problem of identifying and constructing scattering curves that form a singular set of the optimal result function in the case when the points of discontinuity of curvature have one-sided curvatures of different signs. It is shown that these points belong to pseudo-vertices that are characteristic points of the boundary of the target set, which are responsible for the generation of branches of a singular set. The structure of scattering curves and the optimal trajectories starting from them, which fall in the neighborhood of the pseudo-vertex, is investigated. A characteristic feature of the case under study is revealed, consisting in the fact that one pseudo-vertex can generate two different branches of a singular set. The equation of the tangent to the smoothness points of the scattering curve is derived. A scheme is proposed for constructing a singular set, based on the construction of integral curves for first-order differential equations in normal form, the right-hand sides of which are determined by the geometry of the boundary of the target in neighborhoods of the pseudo-vertices. The results obtained are illustrated by the example of solving the control problem when the target set is a one-dimensional manifold.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-370
Author(s):  
Stephen Boedo

This paper provides clarification and extension of singularity functions for the construction of shear–moment diagrams in beams and the subsequent determination of beam deflections. The mathematical formulation for impulse, polynomial, and general-form singularity functions and their integral properties is reviewed, clarified, and provided graphically in tabular form. Several examples of various complexity are presented to assist the student at evaluating the constants of integration and properly interpreting the values of shear force and bending moment in the limit of approach to points of discontinuity. The main emphasis of the paper is to demonstrate the applicability of the singularity function method for any specified distributed load function.


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