Implementation of Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm in Matlab Code for Hyperelastic Characterization

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the applicability of Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm to determine material parameters in incompressible isotropic elastic strain-energy functions using combined tension and torsion loading. Simulation of rubber behavior was conducted from the governing equations of the deformation of a cylinder composed of isotropic hyperelastic incompressible materials. Four different forms of strain-energy function were considered based respectively on polynomial, exponential and logarithmic terms to reproduce load force (N) and torque (M) trends using natural rubber experimental data. After highlighting the minimization of the objective function generated in the fitting process, the study revealed that a particle swarm optimization algorithm could be successfully used to identify the best material parameters and characterize the behavior of rubber-like hyperelastic materials.

Analysis of Stress Concentration Factors due to in-Plane Bending and out-of-Plane Bending Loads on Tubular TY-Joints of Offshore Structures

The aim of this work is to study the stress distributions and the location of hot spots stress in the vicinity of the intersection lines of the tubular elements of the tubular TY-joints.Using the finite element models,we analyze the effects of geometrical parameters on the stress concentration factor in the case of in-plane bending and out-of-plane bending loads,around the weld toe of the tubular joints.Our results reveal the location of the maximum stress concentration factor at the heel or toe in the case of in-plane bending loads and at the saddle point in the case of out-of-plane bending loads.Six parametric equations are established and used to calculate the stress concentration factor at critical locations using the non-linear regression method.The results obtained from the finite element analysis are close to the results of the parametric equations and the experimental data from the previous work.

Analysis of Geometrical Parameters of Tubular TY-Joints on Stress Concentration Factors Due to Axial Loads

In this paper,the influence of geometric parameters on the stress concentration factors due to three different types of axial loading on 81 TY tubular structures is studied.Our results reveal that,geometric parameters have a considerable impact on the variation of stress concentration factors on tubular TY-joints under axial loads.Thus,the highest stress concentration factor values are observed on the vertical brace than on the inclined one.The finite element results of the tubular structures were verified by parametric equations and experimental data.A parametric study was carried out by analyses using the nonlinear regression method to obtain parametric equations.These equations are used to calculate stress concentration factors and to analyse the fatigue resistance of TY-joints due to axial loads.

Travelling Wave Solutions to Stretched Beam's Equation: Phase Portraits Survey

In this paper, following the phase portraits analysis, we investigate the integrability of a system which physically describes the transverse oscillation of an elastic beam under end-thrust. As a result, we find that this system actually comprises two families of travelling waves： the sub- and super-sonic periodic waves of positive- and negative- definite velocities, respectively, and the localized sub-sonic loop-shaped waves of positive-definite velocity. Expressing the energy-like of this system while depicting its phase portrait dynamics, we show that these multivaiued localized travelling waves appear as the boundary solutions to which the periodic travelling waves tend asymptotically

On the Simulation of the Influence of Defects on Immersed Plane Periodic Multilayer Viscoelastic Media

This work deals with the study of a plane periodic multilayer structure in which the elementary stack consists of two plates in contact: one in aluminum (AL) and the other one in polyethylene (PE). These isotropic materials, present a high acoustic impedance contrast. The attenuation of the longitudinal and transverse waves is taken into account in the polyethylene but neglected in the aluminum plate. The effect of different defects is analyzed. Firstly, we focus on the effect of the presence of grease inclusion in the polyethylene plate (considering the two plates of the elementary stack in perfect contact). Secondly, the effect of disbond simulated by the insertion of a thin Teflon layer between the interfaces of the two layers constituting the elementary stack of the multilayer structure is investigated. Finally, the effect of the stacking sequences of the multilayer is analyzed. In order to obtain the effective acoustic parameters of polyethylene layer, allowing to evaluate the reflection and transmission coefficients using the stiffness matrix method developed by Rokhlin et al., four homogenization models are analyzed, then the best one to our configuration is chosen. The comparison of the simulation results is carried out.

Solitary Waves of 1-Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation in the Composite Right-and Left-Handed Metamaterial

In this article,we analyze solitary waves in nonlinear left-handed transmission line with nonlinear diodes(Schottkys)which is an important issue,especially for soliton devices.By applying the Kirchhoffs laws and reductive direct method,the voltage in the spectral domain was obtained.Considering the Taylor series around a certain modulation frequency,we obtained one dimensional Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation(NSE),which support envelops soliton,and bright soliton solutions.Using sine-cosine mathematical method,soliton solutions of the standard Nonlinear Schrod--inger equation are obtained.The method used is straightforward and concise and can be applied to solve further of nonlinear PDEs in mathematical physics.

Diverse chirped optical solitons and new complex traveling waves in nonlinear optical fibers

This paper studies chirped optical solitons in nonlinear optical fibers.However,we obtain diverse soliton solutions and new chirped bright and dark solitons,trigonometric function solutions and rational solutions by adopting two formal integration methods.The obtained results take into account the different conditions set on the parameters of the nonlinear ordinary differential equation of the new extended direct algebraic equation method.These results are more general compared to Hadi et al(2018 Optik 172545–53)and Yakada et al(2019 Optik197163108).