A new higher-order shear deformation theory and refined beam element of composite laminates

A new higher-order shear deformation theory based on global-local superposition technique is developed. The theory satisfies the free surface conditions and the geometric and stress continuity conditions at interfaces. The global displacement components are of the Reddy theory and local components are of the internal first to third-order terms in each layer. A two-node beam element based on this theory is proposed. The solutions are compared with 3D-elasticity solutions. Numerical results show that present beam element has higher computational efficiency and higher accuracy.

APPROXIMATE VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF LAMINATED CURVED PANEL USING HIGHER-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY

An approximate analysis for free vibration of a laminated curved panel(shell)with four edges simply supported(SS2),is presented in this paper.The transverse shear deformation is considered by using a higher-order shear deformation theory.For solving the highly coupled partial differential governing equations and associated boundary conditions,a set of solution functions in the form of double trigonometric Fourier series,which are required to satisfy the geometry part of the considered boundary conditions,is assumed in advance.By applying the Galerkin procedure both to the governing equations and to the natural boundary conditions not satisfied by the assumed solution functions,an approximate solution,capable of providing a reliable prediction for the global response of the panel,is obtained.Numerical results of antisymmetric angle-ply as well as symmetric cross-ply and angle-ply laminated curved panels are presented and discussed.

KRMN-TYPE EQUATIONS FOR A HIGHER-ORDER SHEARDEFORMATION PLATE THEORY AND ITS USE IN THE THERMAL POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS

arman-type nonlinear large deflection equations are derived occnrding to theReddy's higher-order shear deformation plate theory and used in the thermal postbuckling analysis The effects of initial geometric imperfections of the plate areincluded in the present study which also includes th thermal effects.Simply supported,symmetric cross-ply laminated plates subjected to uniform or nomuniform parabolictemperature distribution are considered. The analysis uses a mixed GalerkinGolerkinperlurbation technique to determine thermal buckling louds and postbucklingequilibrium paths.The effects played by transverse shear deformation plate aspeclraio, total number of plies thermal load ratio and initial geometric imperfections arealso studied.

Buckling analysis of shear deformable composite conical shells reinforced by CNTs subjected to combined loading on the two-parameter elastic foundation

The main objective of this study is to investigate the buckling analysis of CCSs reinforced by CNTs subjected to combined loading of hydrostatic pressure and axial compression resting on the twoparameter elastic foundation(T-P-EF).It is one of the first attempts to derive the governing equations of the CCSs reinforced with CNTs,based on a generalized first-order shear deformation shell theory(FSDST)which includes shell-foundation interaction.By adopting the extended mixing rule,the effective material properties of CCSs reinforced by CNTs with linear distributions are approximated by introducing some efficiency parameters.Three carbon nanotube distribution in the matrix,i.e.uniform distribution(U)and V and X-types linear distribution are taken into account.The stability equations are solved by using the Galerkin procedure to determine the combined buckling loads(CBLs)of the structure selected here.The numerical illustrations cover CBLs characteristics of CCSs reinforced by CNTs in the presence of the T-P-EF.Finally,a parametric study is carried out to study the influences of the foundation parameters,the volume fraction of carbon nanotubes and the types of reinforcement on the CBLs.

THIRD ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION MODEL FOR LAMINATED SHELLS WITH FINITE ROTATIONS:FORMULATION AND CONSISTENT LINEARIZATION

The paper presents an approach for the formulation of general laminated shells based on a third order shear deformation theory. These shells undergo finite (unlimited in size) rotations and large overall motions but with small strains. A singularity-free parametrization of the rotation field is adopted. The constitutive equations, derived with respect to laminate curvilinear coordinates, are applicable to shell elements with an arbitrary number of orthotropic layers and where the material principal axes can vary from layer to layer. A careful consideration of the consistent linearization procedure pertinent to the proposed parametrization of finite rotations leads to symmetric tangent stiffness matrices. The matrix formulation adopted here makes it possible to implement the present formulation within the framework of the finite element method as a straightforward task.

Thermoelastic Analysis of Non-uniform Pressurized Functionally Graded Cylinder with Variable Thickness Using First Order Shear Deformation Theory(FSDT) and Perturbation Method

Recently application of functionally graded materials（FGMs） have attracted a great deal of interest. These materials are composed of various materials with different micro-structures which can vary spatially in FGMs. Such composites with varying thickness and non-uniform pressure can be used in the aerospace engineering. Therefore, analysis of such composite is of high importance in engineering problems. Thermoelastic analysis of functionally graded cylinder with variable thickness under non-uniform pressure is considered. First order shear deformation theory and total potential energy approach is applied to obtain the governing equations of non-homogeneous cylinder. Considering the inner and outer solutions, perturbation series are applied to solve the governing equations. Outer solution for out of boundaries and more sensitive variable in inner solution at the boundaries are considered. Combining of inner and outer solution for near and far points from boundaries leads to high accurate displacement field distribution. The main aim of this paper is to show the capability of matched asymptotic solution for different non-homogeneous cylinders with different shapes and different non-uniform pressures. The results can be used to design the optimum thickness of the cylinder and also some properties such as high temperature residence by applying non-homogeneous material.

Are “Higher-Order” and “Layer-wise Zig-Zag” Plate & Shell Theories Necessary for Functionally Graded Materials and Structures?

Similar to the very vast prior literature on analyzing laminated composite structures,“higher-order”and“layer-wise higher-order”plate and shell theories for functionally-graded(FG)materials and structures are also widely popularized in the literature of the past two decades.However,such higher-order theories involve(1)postulating very complex assumptions for plate/shell kinematics in the thickness direction,(2)defining generalized variables of displacements,strains,and stresses,and(3)developing very complex governing equilibrium,compatibility,and constitutive equations in terms of newly-defined generalized kinematic and generalized kinetic variables.Their industrial applications are thus hindered by their inherent complexity,and the fact that it is difficult for end-users(front-line structural engineers)to completely understand all the newly-defined generalized DOFs for FEM in the higher-order and layer-wise theories.In an entirely different way,very simple 20-node and 27-node 3-D continuum solid-shell elements are developed in this paper,based on the simple theory of 3D solid mechanics,for static and dynamic analyses of functionally-graded plates and shells.A simple Over-Integration(a 4-point Gauss integration in the thickness direction)is used to evaluate the stiffness matrices of each element,while only a single element is used in the thickness direction without increasing the number of degrees of freedom.A stress-recovery approach is used to compute the distribution of transverse stresses by considering the equations of 3D elasticity in Cartesian as well as cylindrical polar coordinates.Comprehensive numerical results are presented for static and dynamic analyses of FG plates and shells,which agree well,either with the existing solutions in the published literature,or with the computationally very expensive solutions obtained by using simple 3D isoparametric elements(with standard Gauss Quadrature)available in NASTRAN(wherein many 3D elements are used in the thickness direction to capture the varying material properties).The effects of the material gradient index,the span-to-thickness ratio,the aspect ratio and the boundary conditions are also studied in the solutions of FG structures.Because the proposed methodology merely involves:(2)standard displacement DOFs at each node,(2)involves a simple 4-point Gaussian over-integration in the thickness direction,(3)relies only on the simple theory of solid mechanics,and(4)is capable of accurately and efficiently predicting the static and dynamical behavior of FG structures in a very simple and cost-effective manner,it is thus believed by the authors that the painstaking and cumbersome development of“higher-order”or“layer-wise higher-order”theories is not entirely necessary for the analyses of FG plates and shells.

On the higher-order thermal vibrations of FG saturated porous cylindrical micro-shells integrated with nanocomposite skins in viscoelastic medium

Since the multi-layered structures are widely used nowadays, and due to interesting applications of cylindrical shells, this study is dedicated to analyzing free vibrational behaviors of functionally graded saturated porous micro cylindrical shells with two nanocomposite skins. Based on Biot's assumptions, constitutive relations for the core are presented and effective properties of the skins are determined via the rule of mixture. A sinusoidal theory is used to capture the shear deformation effects, and to account for the scale effects, the modified couple stress theory is employed which suggests a material length-scale parameter for predicting the results in small-dimension. With the aid of extended form of Hamilton's principle for dynamic systems, differential equations of motion are extracted. Fourier series functions are used to obtain natural frequencies and after validating them, a set of parametric studies are carried out. The results show the significant effects of porosity and Skempton coefficient, pores placement patterns, CNTs addition and distribution patterns, temperature variations, material length-scale parameter and viscoelastic medium on the natural frequencies of the microstructure. The outcomes of this work could be used to design and manufacture more reliable micro cylindrical structures in thermo-dynamical environments.

Higher-order electroelastic modelling of piezoelectric cylindrical nanoshell on elastic matrix

This paper develops electro-elastic relations of functionally graded cylindrical nanoshell integrated with intelligent layers subjected to multi-physics loads resting on elastic foundation.The piezoelectric layers are actuated with external applied voltage.The nanocore is assumed in-homogeneous in which the material properties are changed continuously and gradually along radial direction.Third-order shear deformation theory is used for the description of kinematic relations and electric potential distribution is assumed as combination of a linear function along thickness direction to show applied voltage and a longitudinal distribution.Electro-elastic size-dependent constitutive relations are developed based on nonlocal elasticity theory and generalized Hooke’s law.The principle of virtual work is used to derive governing equations in terms of four functions along the axial and the radial directions and longitudinal electric potential function.The numerical results including radial and longitudinal displacements are presented in terms of basic input parameters of the integrated cylindrical nanoshell such as initial electric potential,small scale parameter,length to radius ratio and two parameters of foundation.It is concluded that both displacements are increased with an increase in small-scale parameter and a decrease in applied electric potential.

A New Rectangular Finite Element Formulation Based on Higher Order Displacement Theory for Thick and Thin Composite and Sandwich Plates

A new displacement based higher order element has been formulated that is ideally suitable for shear deformable composite and sandwich plates. Suitable functions for displacements and rotations for each node have been selected so that the element shows rapid convergence, an excellent response against transverse shear loading and requires no shear correction factors. It is completely lock-free and behaves extremely well for thin to thick plates. To make the element rapidly convergent and to capture warping effects for composites, higher order displacement terms in the displacement kinematics have been considered for each node. The element has eleven degrees of freedom per node. Shear deformation has also been considered in the formulation by taking into account shear strains ( rxz and ryz) as nodal unknowns. The element is very simple to formulate and could be coded up in research software. A small Fortran code has been developed to implement the element and various examples of isotropic and composite plates have been analyzed to show the effectiveness of the element.

POSTBUCKLING OF PRESSURE-LOADED SHEAR DEFORMABLE LAMINATED CYLINDRICAL PANELS

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a shear deformable laminated cylindrical panel of finite length subjected to lateral pressure. The governing equations are based on Reddy's higher order shear deformation shell theory with von Krmn_Donnell_type of kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the panel are both taken into account. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling range, and initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of shear deformable laminated cylindrical panels under lateral pressure. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling response of perfect and imperfect, moderately thick, cross_ply laminated cylindrical panels. The effects played by transverse shear deformation, panel geometric parameters, total number of plies, fiber orientation, and initial geometric imperfections are studied.

On vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using higher order finite element methods

This article deals with evaluating the frequency response of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic(FG-CNTMEE)plates subjected to open and closed electro-magnetic circuit conditions.In this regard finite element formulation has been derived.The plate kinematics adjudged via higher order shear deformation theory(HSDT)is considered for evaluation.The equations of motion are obtained with the help of Hamilton’s principle and solved using condensation technique.It is found that the convergence and accuracy of the present FE formulation is very good to address the vibration problem of FG-CNTMEE plate.For the first time,frequency response analysis of FG-CNTMEE plates considering the effect of various circuit conditions associated with parameters such as CNT distributions,volume fraction,skew angle,aspect ratio,length-to-thickness ratio and coupling fields has been carried out.The results of this article can serve as benchmark for future development and analysis of smart structures.

A higher order coupled frequency characteristics study of smart magneto-electro-elastic composite plates with cut-outs using finite element methods

This article deals with investigating the effect of cut-outs on the natural frequencies of magneto-electroelastic(MEE)plates incorporating finite element methods based on higher order shear deformation theory(HSDT).In order to consider the influence of cut-out,the energy of the cut-out domain is subtracted from the total energy of the entire plate.The governing equations of motions are derived through incorporating Hamilton’s principle and the solution is obtained using condensation technique.The proposed numerical formulation is verified with the results of previously published literature as well as the numerical software.In addition,this research focuses on evaluating the effect of geometrical skewness and boundary conditions on the frequency response.The influence of cut-outs on the degree of coupling between magnetic,electric and elastic fields is also investigated.

弹性支撑功能梯度压电多孔微圆柱壳的自由振动分析

旨在研究热-力-电载荷下弹性支撑功能梯度压电多孔微圆柱壳的自由振动。首先,建立弹性支撑功能梯度压电多孔微圆柱壳动力学模型;然后,应用三阶剪切变形壳体理论和修正的偶应力理论,推出弹性支撑功能梯度压电多孔微圆柱壳模态频率的解析解;最后,通过数值算例分析了微圆柱壳模态频率的影响因素。结果表明:Pasternak弹性支撑比Winkler弹性支撑更有利于提高微圆柱壳的模态频率;改变弹性支撑的刚度系数、轴向力、外加电压、孔隙分布、材料体积分数指数和结构尺寸可调节微圆柱壳的模态频率;孔隙体积分数越大,温度或轴向力对模态频率的影响越大,而电压对模态频率的影响则越小;不同材料指数下,增大孔隙体积分数对模态频率的影响趋势不同;弹性支撑会减弱温度、轴向力和电压对模态频率的影响,对薄圆柱壳或短圆柱壳模态频率的影响较为显著。

压电集成石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔板的等几何建模与分析

基于等几何分析方法和一种仅含有4自由度的简化一阶剪切变形理论(simple first-order shear deformation theory,S-FSDT)建立了压电集成石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔(piezoelectric integrated graphene platelets reinforced functionally graded porous,P-GPLs-FGP)板的数值分析模型。利用Halpin-Tsai微观力学模型、闭胞体高斯随机场理论和混合定律得到了石墨烯增强功能梯度多孔板的有效材料属性;基于等几何分析方法、S-FSDT和哈密顿原理推导了P-GPLs-FGP板的运动控制方程,并通过与已有算例对比验证了模型的准确性和有效性;利用所建模型分析了孔隙分布形式、孔隙系数、石墨烯分布形式、石墨烯质量分数、边界条件和宽厚比对P-GPLs-FGP板固有频率和机-电载荷作用下静态弯曲响应的影响。研究结果表明:板的刚度与孔隙系数成反比,而在基体材料中添加少量的石墨烯可以有效地增强结构的刚度;与其他组合形式相比,板的刚度在孔隙PD-S分布和石墨烯GPL-S分布时最大。

功能梯度多孔磁电弹板的等几何建模与自由振动分析

针对功能梯度多孔磁电弹(functional graded porous-magneto electro elastic,FGP-MEE)板结构,该文基于等几何分析法(isogeometric analysis,IGA),采用一阶剪切变形理论(first-order shear deformation theory,FSDT)建立了等几何数值分析模型。首先,根据修正幂律(modified power law,MPL)方法得到了具有4种不同孔隙分布形式(V_(u),V_(o),V_(x),V_(v))功能梯度多孔磁电弹结构的等效材料参数;然后,利用磁-电-弹耦合本构方程、哈密顿变分原理以及等几何分析方法推导了FGP-MEE板的控制方程,并通过与已有文献对比,验证了所建模型的有效性和准确性;最后,研究了孔隙系数、功能梯度指数、孔隙分布形式、结构的几何参数(宽厚比、长宽比)以及边界条件对FGP-MEE板自由振动的影响。研究结果表明,材料中孔隙分布形式、孔隙系数以及功能梯度指数的变化对FGP-MEE板的固有频率有较大影响,且在孔隙呈V_o型分布时板的固有频率最大。

功能梯度石墨烯增强多孔复合材料阶梯圆柱壳的振动特性

对功能梯度石墨烯增强多孔复合材料(FG-GPLRPC)阶梯圆柱壳的振动特性进行了研究。首先,采用Halpin-Tsai微观力学模型以及开胞体理论得到FG-GPLRPC阶梯圆柱壳的有效材料属性。其次,基于一阶剪切变形理论和惩罚参数法推导出壳体结构的能量表达式。最后,采用Jacobi-Ritz法建立壳体结构的振动控制方程,并求得结构的无量纲频率,验证了方法的有效性和正确性。结果表明,石墨烯质量分数、孔隙系数和边界弹簧刚度值对振动特性的影响显著,层数对振动特性的影响较小,尺寸参数对振动特性的影响不同,并得到了壳体频率随周向波数先减小后增大的变化规律。

复合材料环支撑圆柱壳结构振动特性分析研究

该文基于一阶剪切变形理论,结合波动法,构建了不同边界条件下环支撑复合材料圆柱壳结构振动特性分析模型。结合波函数形式为位移变量,对位移比例参数、位移矩阵和力参数矩阵进行设置。通过结合边界条件矩阵,对环支撑条件下复合材料圆柱壳结构的总体控制方程进行推导。通过与现有文献结果进行对比,验证所建立的振动特性分析模型的准确性。开展了相关参数化分析研究,探讨了材料参数、几何参数以及环支撑位置的影响情况。

含裂纹缺陷的预扭壳结构非线性振动特性研究

基于扩展等几何方法和一阶壳体剪切变形理论建立了含裂纹缺陷的功能梯度预扭壳结构的非线性振动控制方程。控制方程中考虑了预扭壳结构的预扭角度及几何非线性,应用扩展等几何方法,采用反映位移变化的富集函数来描述裂纹的位置及长度,一方面可以提高计算精度,另一方面可以避免在裂纹处的网格加密,提高计算效率。采用了直接迭代法求解非线性振动控制方程。通过与现有文献结果对比,证明了本文方法的正确性和稳定性。在此基础上,探究裂纹对功能梯度预扭壳结构非线性振动频率的影响,研究了预扭角度、裂纹位置及长度和材料的功能梯度指数等参数对预扭壳非线性振动特性的影响规律。

双参数弹性基功能梯度圆柱管自由振动的高阶梁理论解

基于高阶剪切变形梁理论,推导了Winkler-Pasternak弹性基径向功能梯度空心圆柱管自由振动行为的控制方程。该方法无须引入剪切修正系数,自动满足空心圆柱管内外表面剪应力自由边界条件。通过引入辅助函数,将关于挠度和转角的耦合控制方程化为单一高阶微分控制方程。给出了典型边界条件下功能梯度空心圆柱管的频率和振型。将计算结果与已有文献结果对比,验证了所提理论的精度。可以为工程中常见的Winkler-Pasternak弹性基梁结构提供更高精度的一维弹性理论解,研究结果表明,功能梯度材料的梯度参数和弹性地基刚度系数对固有频率值影响显著。与高阶固有频率相比,刚度系数对低阶固有频率的影响更加明显。