Based on the Sanders thin shell theory and Reddy's higher order shell theory,a general refined shell theory is developed for the analysis of stresses and deformations ofpneumatic radial tires of composite construc...Based on the Sanders thin shell theory and Reddy's higher order shell theory,a general refined shell theory is developed for the analysis of stresses and deformations ofpneumatic radial tires of composite construction. For easy and efficient simulation of the tire apiecewise Rayleigh-Ritz technique is proposed and applied to get a numerical solution to thenonlinear structural problem. Bezier polynomials are used to approximate both the geometry of thesurface of reference and displacement fields of the tires. Stress distributions and deformations ofthe tires subjected to uniform inflation pressure are computed and discussed in details. Fromcomparison of the present results with the numerical predictions by 3D finite element method, it hasbeen shown that the present solution procedure is accurate and applicable to much complicatedtime-consuming nonlinear analysis for the high quality tire.展开更多
文摘Based on the Sanders thin shell theory and Reddy's higher order shell theory,a general refined shell theory is developed for the analysis of stresses and deformations ofpneumatic radial tires of composite construction. For easy and efficient simulation of the tire apiecewise Rayleigh-Ritz technique is proposed and applied to get a numerical solution to thenonlinear structural problem. Bezier polynomials are used to approximate both the geometry of thesurface of reference and displacement fields of the tires. Stress distributions and deformations ofthe tires subjected to uniform inflation pressure are computed and discussed in details. Fromcomparison of the present results with the numerical predictions by 3D finite element method, it hasbeen shown that the present solution procedure is accurate and applicable to much complicatedtime-consuming nonlinear analysis for the high quality tire.
