Complete Solutions in the Dilatation Theory of Elasticity with a Representation for Axisymmetry

Abstract

In this paper, we present certain complete solutions in the dilatation theory of elasticity. This model can be derived as a special case of Eringen’s linear theory of microstretched elastic solids when microrotations are absent. It is also a version of the theory of materials with voids. The dilatation theory can be considered the simplest theoretical model of microstructured materials and is suitable for investigating various phenomena that occur in engineering, geomechanics, and biomechanics. We establish three complete solutions to the displacement equations of equilibrium that are the counterpart of the Green–Lamé (GL), Boussinesq–Papkovich–Neuber (BPN), and Cauchy–Kowalevski–Somigliana (CKS) solutions of classical elasticity. The links between these BPN and CKS solutions are established. Then, we present a representation of the BPN solution in the case of axisymmetry. The results presented here are useful for solving axisymmetric problems in semi-infinite and infinite domains.