Issue 39

M. Romano et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 39 (2016) 226-247; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.39.22

k 1 sin 

  E k , 

d 2 2

  

(9)

 

0

For the description of real geometric dimensions the consideration of the arbitrary amplitude A and an arbitrary length L as two independent parameters is necessary. The arc length of a sine can then be achieved by considering the complete elliptic integral of the second kind. Therefore the relation x x 2 2 sin cos 1   between the squared sine and cosine with the same arguments has to be applied. Additionally, the lower integration limit is set to 0 and the upper integration limit to 2  , respectively. Carrying out the substitution x x L 2    one quarter of the arc length can be calculated by

2

2  0 2  0

A L

x

1 4

 

  

 

  

2

 

s

dx

1 2 

cos 2 

L

2

A L

x dx  

  

 

  

  

2

 

1 sin 2 

1 2 

 

 

L

(10)

2

2

   

   

2  0

A L

A L

x dx 

 

      

  

 

2

 

1 2 

2

sin 2 

 

L

2

A

2

2 2

A L

x

 

  

 

  

L

2

0 

 

dx

1 2 

1

sin 2 

2

L

A

1 2 

L

  dx dx L 2   

The application of the substitution x x L 2   

yields the differential

and leads to

2

A

2

2 2

A L

L

1 1 2   

  

L

2

0 

s

x dx  

1

sin

 

2

4

2

A

1 2 

L

2

A

2

2

2  0

L      A 2

L

2

x dx  

1

sin

2     

2

A

1 2 

L

(11)

         

     

2

A

2

2

L      2

L

A E

, 2

2     

2

A

1 2 

L

   

L A 2 2 4   2

A 2 2 4 , 2 

E

2

L A 2 2 4   2

4

L A 2 2 2 2 4 4   

A L A 2 2 2 2 2 4 4   

where the factor can be determined as the elliptic modulus k . The arc length of one complete ondulation s can be calculated by simply multiplying the repeating quarter-sequences with 4 yielding can be interpreted as a diminution factor and the argument

2

2

A L

x

 

  

 

  

2

0 

 

s

dx

1 2 

cos 2 

L

233

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