Stability of multilayered shells under interlaminar uniformly distributed pressure

The article deals with the problem of the stability of the inner layer of a cylindrical multilayered pipe when uniformly distributed gas pressure acts in the interlaminar gap. The suggested approach takes contact between layers of the shell into account. The article investigates the effect of the divergence angle of the zone of delamination on the form of loss of stability and rigidity of the outer layers of the shell, and on the magnitude of the critical load.Kiev. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 21, pp. 86–90, 1990.     

State of stress and strain of a multilayered composite flexible pipe reinforced by helical carcass

Conclusion The model of a composite flexible pipe reinforced by a helical carcass, suggested in the present article, makes it possible to reduce the problem of calculating its strength and rigidity to the calculation of a multilayered anisotropic shell. It was established that when the flexible pipe is exposed to internal pressure and axial load, two states of equilibrium in regard to untwisting of the pipe are possible, and they are attained with different combinations of the winding angles of the reinforcing elements in the longitudinally bearing layers. The characteristics of strength and rigidity of a flexible pipe depend in different ways on the winding angles of the reinforcing elements. An analysis of these dependences makes it possible to choose rational winding angles in combination with the specified requirements that the parameters of strength and rigidity of the newly devised pipes have to satisfy.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 6, pp. 1061–1067, November–December, 1987.     

The stress-deformed state of a packet of cylindrical shells taking account of friction

We propose a method of determining the contact pressures between the shells in a packet under the influence of nonlinear internal and constant external pressure. Using the equations of the general moment theory of shells we determine the stress-deformed state of a packet of finite cylindrical shells taking account of frictional forces on the contacting surfaces. One table. Bibliography: 10 titles.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 30, 1989, pp. 94–98.     

Numerical modeling of nonlinear deformation and buckling of composite plate-shell structures under pulsed loading

Nonlinear three-dimensional problems of dynamic deformation, buckling, and posteritical behavior of composite shell structures under pulsed loads are analyzed. The structure is assumed to be made of rigidly joined plates and shells of revolution along the lines coinciding with the coordinate directions of the joined elements. Individual structural elements can be made of both composite and conventional isotropic materials. The kinematic model of deformation of the structural elements is based on Timoshenko-type hypotheses. This approach is oriented to the calculation of nonstationary deformation processes in composite structures under small deformations but large displacements and rotation angles, and is implemented in the context of a simplified version of the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells. The physical relations in the composite structural elements are based on the theory of effective moduli for individual layers or for the package as a whole, whereas in the metallic elements this is done in the framework of the theory of plastic flow. The equations of motion of a composite shell structure are derived based on the principle of virtual displacements with some additional conditions allowing for the joint operation of structural elements. To solve the initial boundary-value problem formulated, an efficient numerical method is developed based on the finite-difference discretization of variational equations of motion in space variables and an explicit second-order time-integration scheme. The permissible time-integration step is determined using Neumann's spectral criterion. The above method is especially efficient in calculating thin-walled shells, as well as in the case of local loads acting on the structural element, when the discretization grid has to be condensed in the zones of rapidly changing solutions in space variables. The results of analyzing the nonstationary deformation processes and critical loads are presented for composite and isotropic cylindrical shells reinforced with a set of discrete ribs in the case of pulsed axial compression and external pressure.Scientific Research Institute of Mechanics, Lobachevskii Nizhegorodsk State University, N. Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 757–776, November–December, 1999.     

Dynamics and optimization of cylindrical composite shells

The stability of cylindrical composite shells under dynamic external pressure is discussed. A criterion for determining the load-carrying capacity based on Malmeister's equation with respect to bending parts of deformation is proposed. Optimization of the shell mass relative to various structural parameters has been carried out as a nonlinear programming problem. Numerical results are given.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 81–87, January–February, 1995.     

Analysis of the stress-strain state of a ring-reinforced cylindrical section of an underground pipe

A method is presented for solving the problem of determining the stress-strain state of closed circular cylindrical shells in an elastic medium. The problem relates to the design of underground pipelines. The work of cylindrical shells is examined from the viewpoint of the theory of thin-walled three-dimensional systems, with allowance being made for the unilateral character of the interaction with the elastic medium. The stress-strain state of a cylindrical section of an underground pipe reinforced in the middle by a ring is investigated. It is shown that different factors influence the stress-strain state of the shell of the pipe.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 18, pp. 66–72, 1987.     

外部压力作用下复合材料层合圆柱壳的脱层扩展分析

含脱层的层合圆柱壳在承受外部压力作用时,容易发生脱层扩展,进而引起结构失效．基于可动边界变分原理并考虑脱层间的接触效应对圆柱壳在外部压力作用下的脱层扩展进行了分析,同时应用Griffith准则,导出了脱层前缘各点处的能量释放率表达式,且以轴对称脱层层合圆柱壳为例进行了数值计算,讨论了脱层大小、脱层深度、几何尺寸、材料性质及纤维铺层方式等因素对脱层扩展的影响．     

The dynamic process of the inflation of thin elastomeric shells under the action of an excess pressure

A problem of the dynamic process of their deformation is formulated in the momentless approximation for thin shells made of rubber-like elastomers under the action of a time-varying excess hydrostatic pressure. A system of non-linear equations of motion is set up for the case of arbitrary displacements and deformations in which the true deformation of the transverse compression of the shell, corresponding to the use of the modified Kirchhoff–Love model proposed earlier, and the coordinates of the points of the middle surface with respect to a fixed Cartesian system of coordinates, are taken as the required unknown functions. Physical relations connecting the components of the true internal stresses with the elongation factors and the extent of the shear strain are constructed using relations proposed earlier by Chernykh. A finite-difference method is developed for solving the initial-boundary value problem and, on the basis of this, the dynamic process of the inflation of shells of revolution at different rates of pressure increase is investigated and the unstable stages of their deformation are established with a determination of the corresponding limiting (critical) pressure value. After this value has been reached, a further increase in the deformations occurs at decreasing values of the internal pressure.     

Axisymmetric contact of anisotropic shells of rotation with rigid and elastic foundations

A class of problems are investigated on determining the stressed-strained state of anisotropic shells of rotation that are in axisymmetric one-sided contact with rigid and elastic surfaces. The shells are under the action of surface and contour loads. For some combinations of these quantities the shell may break away from the surface. To determine the contact zone, the method of successive approximations is utilized. In contrast to most investigations in which the contact zone is first determined, the method proposed makes use of a special quantity characterizing the size of the contact zone. The load on contours is determined from the solution to the problem on the stressed state of the shell and the condition specified on the boundary of the contact zone. Some examples of solving concrete problems are given. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromObchyslyuval’ na ta Prykladna Matematyka, No. 76, 1992, pp 70–74.     

Feasibility of diagnosing the strength of parallel wound glass-textolite cylindrical shells

Conclusions 1. We have confirmed the necessity and demonstrated the feasibility of accounting for local variations in the mechanical properties and in the structure of the glass-Textolite in parallel-wound cylindrical shells, for the purpose of diagnosing the strength of such products under momentary internal hydrostatic pressure loads.2. We have demonstrated the advantages of using a nondestructive optical method for the structural examination of glass-plastics in products and thus obtaining, in a practical manner, the information necessary for evaluating the effect which the porosity of the material as well as the ratio of ingredients in the material have on the strength of such shells.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 2, pp. 321–333, March–April, 1977.     

Non-classical forms of loss stability of cylindrical shells joined by a stiffening ring for certain forms of loading

A structure in the form of two coaxial cylindrical shells with different radii, joined by a stiffening ring either rigidly or by hinges, is considered. Starting out from improved equations of general form constructed earlier, a linearized contact problem is formulated that enables all possible classical and non-classical forms of loss of stability to be investigated in the case of axisymmetric forms of loading of the structure. The initial relations of the problem are transformed to an equivalent system of integro-algebraic equations containing integral Volterra-type operators by integrating along the longitudinal coordinate and representing the two-dimensional and one-dimensional required unknowns introduced into the treatment in the form of the sum of trigonometric functions in the circumferential coordinate that, in changing into a perturbed state, allows the possibility of the shell deforming in antiphase forms. A numerical algorithm for constructing solutions of the resulting equations is proposed, based on the method of finite sums, that enables all the boundary conditions of the problem and the conditions for the joining of the shells with the stiffening ring to be satisfied exactly. Retaining and discarding parametric terms in the relations for the shells, the stability of a structure of the class considered is investigated in the case when an external pressure acts on the stiffening ring and, also, in the case of its axial tension during which the stiffening ring is found to be under wrench deformation conditions and, in a shell of larger diameter, subcritical circumferential compressive stresses are formed.     

Mathematical model of the pipeline with angular joint of elements

A mathematical model of the pipeline as a Koiter-Vlasov moment shell with kink lines of the surface at the junctions of the pipe segments was constructed and substantiated. The following tasks are solved: The geometric parameters of the mechanical system as a three-dimensional elastic body and as a shell are found; force factors of the shell are expressed in terms of displacements of the middle surface of the wall, taking into account the presence of a kink line; equations of pipe equilibrium are derived as Koiter-Vlasov shells with an edge along the line; forces on oblique sections are expressed as functions of shell movements; the conjugation conditions on the pipe joint line for displacements and the angle of rotation of the normal are imposed and justified; conjugation conditions for bending moments, shear forces, transverse and normal forces are imposed and justified. The presence of the solution singularity at points on the connection line of the pipe segments is theoretically established and illustrated by the numerical example.     

Buckling and the initial postbuckling behavior of cylindrical shells made of composites with one plane of symmetry

A method for calculating the buckling stability of layered cylindrical shells made of composite materials with one plane of symmetry of mechanical characteristics is worked out. As a special case, shells made of fibrous materials by winding in directions not coinciding with coordinate axes are considered. An analysis of stability of shells under an axial compression, external pressure, and torsion is carried out. It is shown that, at a great number of layers and appropriate reinforcing angles, the shells can be considered orthotropic. The solution to the problem of the initial postbuckling behavior of shells made of composites with one plane of symmetry is also obtained. It is found that shells of this type can be less sensitive to geometrical imperfections. This fact is important from the practical point of view. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 213–236, March–April, 2007.     

Optimization of axisymmetric membrane shells

Problems of the joint optimization of the shape and distribution along the meridian of the thickness of membrane shells of revolution under the action of axisymmetric loads are considered, taking account of the constraints concerning the strength of the shell and the volume of its cavity. General formulations of problems of the optimal design of shells of revolution are given and the optimal shape of a shell and the corresponding thickness distribution are investigated. Results of the exact solution of problems of the optimal design of closed shells of revolution when there is an internal pressure are presented. The simultaneous introduction of two control functions, describing the shape of the shell and the distribution of its thickness, not only ensures a substantial reduction in the mass of a shell but also leads to significant mathematical simplifications, which enable the solution of the optimization problem being considered to be obtained in an analytical form.     

Mechanically homogenized material model for a pack of sheets

In the present contribution we discuss the modeling of a large number of plane metal sheets under compressive forces. The direct approach to this contact problem is based on a finite element (FE) discretization of each sheet and a contact formulation between each adjacent sheet. The numerical problem is highly non-linear and of very large dimension. Therefore it is difficult to be solved by conventional FE-software. We propose to replace the contact model by a homogenized constitutive law, which behaves as a pack of infinitely thin sheets. A coarser discretization as for the contact model can be used. A pack of sheets under pressure normal to the sheet plane serves as a benchmark example. The model is verified and implemented for the 2D case and numerical results of the test case are shown. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On upper approximations of Pareto fronts

In one of our earlier works, we proposed to approximate Pareto fronts to multiobjective optimization problems by two-sided approximations, one from inside and another from outside of the feasible objective set, called, respectively, lower shell and upper shell. We worked there under the assumption that for a given problem an upper shell exists. As it is not always the case, in this paper we give some sufficient conditions for the existence of upper shells. We also investigate how to constructively search infeasible sets to derive upper shells. We approach this issue by means of problem relaxations. We formally show that under certain conditions some subsets of lower shells to relaxed multiobjective optimization problems are upper shells in the respective unrelaxed problems. Results are illustrated by a numerical example representing a small but real mechanical problem. Practical implications of the results are discussed.     

Stability of unfigured and stiffened shells made of fibrous composites

Conclusions Within the known generalizations of the theory of thin shells, formulas were obtained for calculating critical loads of unfigured and stiffened cylindrical shells made of fibrous composite materials under an external pressure and axial compression, taking into account not only the longitudinal (compressive) and flexural rigidity, but also the torsional and shear rigidities. From an analysis of the testing results of unfigured shells made of fiber-glass material, the divergence between the calculated and experimental data has been estimated by introducing into the formulas correction functions 0.181 In + 1.32 and a coefficient 0.697. The values of the safety factor were determined, which with a given reliability guarantee the selection of the geometrical parameters of the shells, amounting to (for a 0.95 reliability) 1.244 and 1.45.Paper presented at the Fourth All-Union Conference on the Mechanics of Polymer and Composite Materials (Riga, October, 1980).Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, No. 4, pp. 640–646, July–August, 1980.     

Boundary-value contact problem of thermoelastoplasticity for a two-layer eccentric cylindrical pipe

We formulate the plane two-dimensional static boundary-value contact problem of thermoelastoplasticity for a two-layer eccentric cylindrical pipe under the action of a temperature field and compressive normal stresses that are uniformly distributed on its lateral surfaces and present its approximate solution. We assume that the mechanical and thermophysical properties of the materials are temperature-independent, plastic strains arise on the interior lateral surface of the two-layer pipe and completely envelop it, and the material of the pipe is perfectly elastoplastic, incompressible in the domain of plasticity, and satisfies the Tresca-Saint-Venant plasticity condition. I. Franko L'viv State University, L'viv. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 57–66, April–June, 1998.     

Boundary-Value Problems of the Theory of Thin and Nonthin Orthotropic Shells with Account of Nonlinearly Elastic Properties and Low Shear Rigidity of Composite Materials

The basic geometric and physical relations and resolving equations of the theory of thin and nonthin orthotropic composite shells with account of nonlinear properties and low shear rigidity of their materials are presented. They are derived based on two theories, namely the theory of anisotropic shells employing the Timoshenko or Kirchhoff-Love hypothesis and the nonlinear theory of elasticity and plasticity of anisotropic media in combination with the Lagrange variational principle. The procedure and algorithm for the numerical solution of nonlinear (linear) problems are based on the method of successive approximations, the difference-variational method, and the Lagrange multiplier method. Calculations of the stress-strain state for a spherical shell with a circular opening loaded with internal pressure are presented. The effect of transverse shear strains and physical nonlinearity of the material on the distribution of maximum deflections and circumferential stresses in the shell, obtained according to two variants of the shell theories, is studied. A comparison of the results of the problem solution in linear and nonlinear statements with and without account of the shell shear strains is given. The numerical data obtained for thin and nonthin (medium thick) composite shells are analyzed.