Dynamic Buckling of Elasto-Plastic Cylindrical Shells Under Axial Fluid-Solid Impact Load

The dynamic buckling of elasto-plastic cylindrical shells under axial fluid-solid impact is investigated theoretically. A simplified liquid- gas- structure model is given to approximately imitate the problem. The basic equation of the structure is derived from a minimum principle in dynamics of elasto-plastic continua at finite deformation, and the flow theory of plasticity is employed. The liquid is incompressible and the gas is compressed adiabatically. A number of numerical results are presented and the characteristics of the buckling behavior under fluid-solid impact are illustrated.

THE DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF ELASTIC-PLASTIC COLUMN SUBJECTED TO AXIAL IMPACT BY A RIGID BODY

The dynamic buckling of an elastic-plastic column subjected to axial impact by a rigid body has been discussed in this paper. The whole traveling process of elastic-plastic waves under impact action is analyzed with the characteristics method. The regularity of stress changes in both column ends and the first separating time of a rigid body and column are obtained. By using the energy principle and taking into account the propagation and reflection of stress waves the lateral disturbance equation is derived and the power series solution is given. In addition, the critical buckling condition can be obtained from the stability analysis of the solution. By numerical computation and analysis, the relationship among critical velocity and impact mass, hardening modulus, and buckling time is given.

DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF DOUBLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES UNDER STEP AXIAL LOAD

An approximate method is presented in this paper for studying the dynamic buckling of double-walled carbon nanotubes （DWNTs） under step axial load. The analysis is based on the continuum mechanics model, which takes into account the van der Waals interaction between the outer and inner nanotubes. A buckling condition is derived, from which the critical buckling load and associated buckling mode can be determined. As examples, numerical results are worked out for DWNTs under fixed boundary conditions. It is shown that, due to the effect of van der Waals forces, the critical buckling load of a DWNT is enhanced when inserting an inner tube into a single-walled one. The paper indicates that the critical buckling load of DWNTs for dynamic buckling is higher than that for static buckling. The effect of the radii is also examined. In addition, some of the results are compared with the previous ones.

NONLINEAR DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF SHALLOW SPHERICAL SHELLS WITH CIRCULAR HOLE

In this paper, the nonlinear equations of motion for shallow spherical shells with axisymmetric deformation including transverse shear are derived. The nonlinear static and dynamic response and dynamic buckling of shallow spherical shells with circular hole on elastically restrained edge are investigated. By using the orthogonal point collocation method for space and Newmarh-β scheme for time, the displacement functions are separated and the nonlinear differential equations are replaced by linear algebraic equations to seek solutions. The numerical results are presented for different cases and compared with available data.

THE DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF AN ORTHOTROPIC CYLINDRICAL THIN SHELL UNDER TORSION VARYING AS A POWER FUNCTION OF TIME

The subject of this investigation is to study the buckling of orthotropic cylindrical thin shells under torsion, which is a power function of time. The dynamic stability and compatibility equations are obtained first. These equations are subsequently reduced to a time dependent differential equation with variable coefficient by using Galerkin's method. Finally, the critical dynamic and static loading, the corresponding wave numbers, the dynamic factors, critical time and critical impulse are found analytically by applying the Ritz type variational method. Using those results, the effects of the variations of the power of time in the torsion load expression, of the loading parameter, the ratio of the Young's moduli and the ratio of the radius to thickness on the critical parameters are studied numerically. It is observed that these factors have appreciable effects on the critical parameters of the problem in the heading.

Exact solution and dynamic buckling analysis of a beam-column system having the elliptic type loading

This paper presents a closed form solution to the dynamic stability problem of a beam-column system with hinged ends loaded by an axial periodically time-varying compressive force of an elliptic type,i.e.,a1cn 2（τ,k 2）＋a2sn 2（τ,k 2）＋a3dn 2（τ,k 2）.The solution to the governing equation is obtained in the form of Fourier sine series.The resulting ordinary differential equation is solved analytically.Finding the exact analytical solutions to the dynamic buckling problems is difficult.However,the availability of exact solutions can provide adequate understanding for the physical characteristics of the system.In this study,the frequency-response characteristics of the system,the effects of the static load,the driving forces,and the frequency ratio on the critical buckling load are also investigated.

DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF ELASTIC-PLASTIC COLUMN IMPACTED BY RIGID BODY

The dynamic buckling of an elastic-plastic column subjected to an axial impact by a rigid body was discussed by using the energy law. The traveling process of elastic-plastic waves under impact action was analyzed by characteristics method. The equation of lateral disturbance used to analyze the problem was developed by taking into account the effect of elastic-plastic stress wave. The power series solution of this problem has been the power series approach. The buckling criterion of this problem was proposed by analyzing the characteristics of the solution. The relationship among critical velocity and impact mass, critical buckling length, hardening modulus was given by using theoretical analysis and numerical computation.

DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF STIFFENED PLATES UNDER FLUID-SOLID IMPACT LOAD

A simple solution of the dynamic buckling of stiffened plates under fluid-solid impact loading is presented.Based on large deflection theory,a discretely stiffened plate model has been used.The tangential stresses of stiffeners and in-plane displacement are neglected.Applying the (Hamilton's) principle,the motion equations of stiffened plates are obtained.The deflection of the plate is taken as Fourier series,and using Galerkin method,the discrete equations can be deduced,which can be solved easily by Runge-Kutta method.The dynamic buckling loads of the stiffened plates are obtained from Budiansky-Roth(B-R) curves.

INVESTIGATION OF THE DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF DOUBLEWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE SUBJECTED TO AXIAL PERIODIC DISTURBING FORCES

The dynamic response of a double_walled carbon nanotube embedded in elastic medium subjected to periodic disturbing forces is investigated. Investigation of the dynamic buckling of a double_walled carbon nanotube develops continuum model. The effect of the van der Waals forces between two tubes and the surrounding elastic medium for axial dynamic buckling are considered. The buckling model subjected to periodic disturbing forces and the critical axial strain and the critical frequencies are given. It is found that the critical axial strain of the embedded multi_walled carbon nanotube due to the intertube van der Waals forces is lower than that of an embedded single_walled carbon nanotube. The van der Waals forces and the surrounding elastic medium affect region of dynamic instability. The van der Waals forces increase the critical frequencies of a double_walled carbon nanotube. The effect of the surrounding elastic medium for the critical frequencies is small.

AN ASYMPTOTIC-NUMERICAL ANALYSIS FOR THE LOWER BOUND DYNAMIC BUCKLING ESTIMATES

A finite element asymptotic analysis for determining the lower bound dynamic buckling estimates of imperfection-sensitive structures under step load of infinite duration is presented. The lower bound dynamic buckling loads and the corresponding displacements are sought in the form of asymptotic expansions based on the static stability criterion and they can be determined by solving numerically (FEM) several linear problems with a single nonsingular sub-stiffness matrix.

ELASTO-PLASTIC DYNAMIC BUCKLING AND POSTBUCKLING OF SQUARE PLATES UNDER SOLID-FLUID SLAMMING

The elasto-plastic dynamic buckling and postbuckling phenomena of square plates subjected to in-plane solid-fluid slamming are investigated. According to the plate's response, the critical criteria for dynamic buckling, dynamic plasticity and plastic collapse are defined, and the corresponding critical impulses are presented. Meanwhile, dynamic buckling modes and collapse models are observed. The effects of different boundary conditions and loading histories on the properties of buckling and postbuckling are discussed.

A SIMPLIFIED OVER-STRESS ANALYTICAL MODEL OF THEDYNAMIC BUCKLING OF A PERFECTLY PLASTICCOLUMN UNDER AXIAL IMPACT

This paper introduces the strain-rate effects in the analysis of dynamic buckling of a perfectly plastic cohoumn. The corresponding differential equation of dynamics is deduced. The expressions of half-wave length of buckling mode. critical load and time of buckling are obtained. Discussion on the strain-rate effect on the plastic dynamic buckling of a column is presented. The results of this paper are compared with those of the theory and experiment in[4]

THE DYNAMIC BUCKLING PROBLEM CAUSED BY PROPAGATION OF STRESS WAVE IN ELASTIC

The buckling problem of cylindrical shells has been studied by many mechanic researchers from different points of view. In this paper,an elastic cylindrical shell with semi-infinite length is studied Let its dynamic buckling under impact torque be reduced to a bifurcation problem caused by propagation of foe torsional stress wave. The bifurcation problem is converted to a solution of nonlinear equations,the lateral inertia effect on the dynamic buckling is also discussed.Finally, numerical computation is carried out,from this,some beneficial conclusions are obtained.

Dynamic torsional buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes embedded in an elastic medium

In this paper the dynamic torsional buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） embedded in an elastic medium is studied by using a continuum mechanics model. By introducing initial imperfections for MWNTs and applying the preferred mode analytical method, a buckling condition is derived for the buckling load and associated buckling mode. In particular, explicit expressions are obtained for embedded double-walled carbon nanotubes （DWNTs）. Numerical results show that, for both the DWNTs and embedded DWNTs, the buckling form shifts from the lower buckling mode to the higher buckling mode with increasing the buckling load, but the buckling mode is invari- able for a certain domain of the buckling load. It is also indicated that, the surrounding elastic medium generally has effect on the lower buckling mode of DWNTs only when compared with the corresponding one for individual DWNTs.

Nonlinear dynamic response and buckling of laminated cylindrical shells with axial shallow groove based on a semi-analytical method

The effect of axial shallow groove on the nonlinear dynamic response and buckling of laminated cylindrical shells subjected to radial compression loading was investigated. Based on the first-order shear deformation theory （FSDT）, the nonlinear dynamic equations involving the transverse shear deformation and initial geometric imperfections were derived with the Hamilton philosophy. The axial shallow groove of the laminated composite cylindrical shell was treated as the initial geometric imperfections in the dynamic equations. A semi-analytical method of expanding displacements and loads along the circumferential direction and employing the finite difference method along the axial direction and in the time domain is used to solve the governing equations and obtain the dynamic response of the laminated shell. The B-R criterion was employed to determine the critical loads of dynamic buckling of the shell. The effects of the parameters of the shallow groove on the dynamic response and buckling were discussed in this paper and the results show that the axial shallow grooves greatly affect the dynamic response and buckling.

AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE DYNAMIC AXIAL BUCKLING OF CYLINDRICAL SHELLS USING A KOLSKY BAR

Several experiments were performed with a Kolsky Bar(Split Hop- kinson Pressure Bar)device to investigate the dynamic axial buckling of cylindrical shells.The Kolsky Bar is a loading as well as a measuring device which can subject the shells to a fairly good square pulse.An attempt is made to understand the in- teraction between the stress wave and the dynamic buckling of cylindrical shells.It is suggested that the dynamic axial buckling of the shells,elastic or elasto-plastic,is mainly due to the compressive wave rather than the flexural or bending wave.The experimental results seem to support the two critical velocity theory for plastic buck- ling,with V_c1 corresponding to an axisymmetric buckling mode and V_c2 corresponding to a non-svmmetric buckling mode.

ANALYSIS OF DYNAMICAL BUCKLING AND POST BUCKLING FOR BEAMS BY FINITE SEGMENT METHOD

Based on the multi-rigid body discretization model, namely, finite segment model,a chain multi-rigid-body-hinge-spring system model of a beam was presented, then a nonlinear parametrically exacted vibration equation of multi-degrees of freedom system was established using the coordination transformation method, and its resonance fields were derived by the restriction parameter method, that is, the dynamical buckling analysis of the beam. Because the deformation of a beam is not restricted by the discrete model and dynamic equation, the post buckling analysis can be done in above math model. The numerical solutions of a few examples were obtained by direct integrated method, which shows that the mechanical and math model gotten is correct.

THE ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTION OF A DYNAMIC BUCKLING PROBLEM IN ELASTIC COLUMNS

For the dynamic buckling of an elastic column, which is subjected to a longitudinal impact by a rigid body, the form of the axial load is very complicated. The problem may be reduced to discuss the solution of nonlinear partial differential equations. So far, a theoretical solution may not be obtained. In this paper, this dynamic buckling problem of an ideal elastic column with finite length is discussed. By the perturbation method with a small parameter and the variational method, a solution of this problem is given. Finally, numerical computation is carried out, from this, some beneficial conclusions are obtained.

DYNAMIC BUCKLING BEHAVIOR OF MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES SUBJECTED TO STEP AXIAL LOADING

This paper studies the dynamic buckling behavior of multi-walled carbon nanotubes （MWNTs） subjected to step axial loading. A buckling condition is derived, and numerical results are presented for MWNTs under fixed boundary conditions. It is shown that the critical buckling load of MWNTs is of multi-branches and decreases as the time elongates. The associated buckling modes for different layers of MWNTs can be either in-phase or out of phase, which is related to the branch that the critical buckling load belongs to. For MWNTs with the same innermost tube radius, the critical buckling load is decreased when increasing the layers.

Influence of the connecting condition on the dynamic buckling of longitudinal impact for an elastic rod

The stress wave propagation law and dynamic buckling critical velocity are formulated and solved by considering a general axial connecting boundary for a slender elastic straight rod impacted by a rigid body. The influence of connecting stiffness on the critical velocity is investigated with varied impactor mass and buckling time. The influences of rod length and rod mass on the critical velocity are also discussed. It is found that greater connecting stiffness leads to larger stress amplitude, and further results in lower critical velocity. It is particularly noteworthy that when the connecting stiffness is less than a certain value, dynamic buckling only occurs before stress wave reflects off the connecting end. It is also shown that longer rod with larger slenderness ratio is easier to buckle, and the critical velocity for a larger-mass rod is higher than that for a lighter rod with the same geometry.