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In conclusion, classical lamination theory enables us to calculate forces and moments if we know the strains and curvatures of the middle surface (or vice versa). Then, we can calculate the laminae stresses in laminate coordinates. Next, we can transform the laminae stresses from laminate coordinates to lamina principal material directions. Finally, we would expect to apply a failure criterion to each lamina in its own principal material directions. This process seems straightfonward in principle, but the force-strain-curvature and moment-strain-curvature relations in Equations (4.22) and (4.23) are difficult to completely understand. Thus, we attempt some simplifications in the next section in order to enhance our understanding of classical lamination theory. 

For laminates that are symmetric in both geometry and material properties about the middle surface, the general stiffness equations. Equation (4.24), simplify considerably. That symmetry has the form such that for each pair of equal-thickness laminae (1) both laminae are of the same material properties and principal material direction orientations, i.e., both laminae have the same (Qjjlk and (2) if one lamina is a certain distance above the middle surface, then the other lamina is the same distance below the middle surface. A single layer that straddles the middle surface can be considered a pair of half-thickness laminae that satisfies the symmetry requirement (note that such a lamina is inherently symmetric about the middle surface). ... 

If we imagine a line drawn on the primitive surface dividing all parts of the surface which are convex downwards in all directions from those which are concave downwards in one or both directions of principal curvature, this curve will have the equation (26), and is known as the spinodal carve. It divides the surface into two parts, which represent respectively states of stable and unstable equilibrium. For on one side A is positive, and on the other it is negative. If we assume that the tie-line of corresponding points on the connodal curve is ultimately tangent to that the direction of equations ... 

This equation shows that the rate of change of species in the mixture contributes directly to the enthalpy change. Recall from the species continuity equation, Eq. 3.124, that there are two principal contributions to the rate of change of chemical species molecular diffusion across the control surfaces and homogeneous chemical reaction within the control volume. Substituting the species continuity equation, Eq. 3.124, yields... 

Scaling arguments are used to establish the circumstances where the boundary-layer behavior is valid. These arguments, which are usually made for external flows over surfaces, may be found in many texts on fluid mechanics (e.g., [350]). The essential feature of the boundary-layer approximation is that there is a principal flow direction in which the convective effects significantly dominate the diffusive behavior. As a result the flow-wise diffusion may be neglected, while the cross-flow diffusion and convection are retained. Mathematically this reduction causes the boundary-layer equations to have essentially parabolic characteristics, whereas the Navier-Stokes equations have essentially elliptic characteristics. As a result the computational simulation of the boundary-layer equations is much simpler and more efficient. 

A careful study of the direct reaction was carried out by Clarke and Davidson354, who interpreted their results in terms of surface-bound silylenoid species, MeCISi (surf) and Cl2Si (surf), which were thought to react with methyl chloride to give the principal products, Me2SiCl2 and MeSiCl3. Consistent with this model, addition of butadiene to the gas stream led to formation of silacyclopent-3-enes (equation 106). Small amounts of gaseous MeCISi and CL Si were also believed to be present, but were probably not the key intermediates in the direct process. 

In the geological and soil science literature, ion exchange and precipitation are frequently considered as adsorption and thermodynamically described by adsorption equations, or isotherms. This is not correct because, as shown previously, the processes are principally different adsorption is directed by the decrease of surface energy, and it takes place on the free surface sites ion exchange is just a competitive process on an already covered surface, determined by the ionic composition of the liquid phase. Precipitation, including colloid formation, is governed by the composition of the liquid phase, the crystal structure (coprecipitation), or primary chemical forces. 

The optical properties of a molecule are conveniently expressed in terms of its polarizability in different directions, the polarizability being represented by a vector. The ends of the vectors will, generally, form the surface of a triaxial ellipsoid, which may be characterized by giving its three principal axes, being the principal polarizabilities of the molecule in these directions. (Fig. 52a). For a chain molecule (Fig. 52b) the principal polarisabilities of the monomeric residue should be given. The polarizability in the direction of the chain axis will be denoted by cfx. If the molecules are orientated at random, the system will be isotropic, and its polarisability is represented by the equation... 

A curved interface is an indicator of a pressure jump across the interface with higher pressure on the concave side. This can be easily seen in the case of a spherical droplet or bubble. For example consider the free body diagram of a droplet with radius R cut in half, as depicted in Fig. 4. The uniform surface tension along the circumference of the droplet is balanced by the pressure acting on the projected area nR. The balance of forces in the horizontal direction results in (2itR)y = nR )AP, or AP = Pi — Po = y/R where Pi and Po are the equilibrium pressure inside and outside of the droplet, respectively. In the case of a bubble, one obtains AP = Pi Po = 4y/R since there are two layers of surface tensions one in contact with the outside gas and one in contact with the gas inside the bubble. This simple relation can be extended to any surface with a mean curvature K = l/Ri + 1/R2 where R and R2 are the principal radii of curvature. The resulting equation is known as the Young-Laplace equation... 

The stress distribution given by Eq. 15.1 is shown in Fig. 15.1 for a vessel with r /fj = 2.2, The maximum stress is in the hoop direction and is at the inner surface where r = r. As the pressure is increased, the stresses increase until they reach a maximum limiting stress where failure is assumed to occur. For thin vessels the ASME Code assumes that failure occurs when the yield point is reached. This failure criterion is convenient and is called the maximum principal stress theory. In thick vessels the criterion usually applied for ductile materials is the energy of distention theory. This theory states that the inelastic action at any point in a body under any combination of stresses begins only when the strain energy of distortion per unit volume absorbed at the point is equal to die strain energy of distortion absorbed per unit volume at any point in a bar stressed to the elastic limit under a state of uniaxial stress as occurs in a simple tension test. The equation that expresses this theory is given by... 

The refractive indices of anisotropic materials are conveniently represented in terms of the optical indicatrix, the surface of which maps the refractive indices of propagating waves as a function of angle. Solution of Maxwell s equations for an anisotropic medium leads to the result that for a particular wave-normal, two waves may propagate with orthogonal plane-polarisations and different refractive indices. An ellipsoid having as semi-axes the three principal refractive indices defines the optical indicatrix. In general for any wave-normal, the section of the indicatrix perpendicular to the wave-normal direction will be an ellipse, and the semi-axes of this ellipse are the refractive indices of the two propagating waves. 

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