Sensitivity analysis of composite laminated plates with bonding imperfection in Hamilton system

Sensitivity analysis of composite laminated plates with bonding imperfection is carried out based on the radial point interpolation method （RPIM） in a Hamilton system. A set of hybrid governing equations of response and sensitivity quantities is reduced using the spring-layer model and the modified Hellinger-Reissner （H-R） variational principle. The analytical method （AM）, the semi-analytical method （SAM）, and the finite difference method （FDM） are used for sensitivity analysis based on the reduced set of hybrid governing equations. A major advantage of the hybrid governing equations is that the convolution algorithm is avoided in sensitivity analysis. In addition, sensitivity analysis using this set of hybrid governing equations can obtain response values and sensitivity coefficients simultaneously, and accounts for bonding imperfection of composite laminated plates.     

Dynamic analysis of underground composite structures under explosion loading

In selecting rational types of underground structures resisting explosion, in order to improve stress states of the structural section and make full use of material strength of each part of the section, the research method of composite structures is presented.Adopting the analysis method of micro-section free body, equilibrium equations, constraint equations and deformation coordination equations are given. Making use of the concept of generalized work and directly introducing Lagrange multiplier specific in physical meaning,the validity of the constructed generalized functional is proved by using variation method.The rational rigidity matching relationship of composite structure section is presentedthrough example calculations.     

THE VIBRATION PROBLEM OF ROD SYSTEM IN THE CONTINUOUS ELASTIC MEDIUM

The vibration of rod system in the elastic continuous medium is a problem which is often met and also a composite solution problem of elastic dynamics and structural dynamics. It seems rather difficult and complex to find solutions by general method.Using Lagrangian method of multipliers, we give herethe generalized functionals concerning this kind of plane problem and show how to apply the method presented through examples.     

PLASTIC LIMIT ANALYSIS OF DUCTILE COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FROM MICRO-TO MACRO-MECHANICAL ANALYSIS

The load-bearing capacity of ductile composite structures comprised of periodic composites is studied by a combined micro/macromechanicai approach. Firstly, on the microscopic level, a representative volume element （RVE） is selected to reflect the microstructures of the composite materials and the constituents are assumed to be elastic perfectly-plastic. Based on the homogenization theory and the static limit theorem, an optimization formulation to directly calculate the macroscopic strength domain of the RVE is obtained. The finite element modeling of the static limit analysis is formulated as a nonlinear mathematical programming and solved by the sequential quadratic programming method, where the temperature parameter method is used to construct the self-stress field. Secondly, Hill＇s yield criterion is adopted to connect the micromechanicai and macromechanical analyses. And the limit loads of composite structures are worked out on the macroscopic scale. Finally, some examples and comparisons are shown.     

THE LARGE DEFLECTION ON PROBLEM OF CIRCULAR PLATE ON ELASTIC FOUNDATION AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH LINEAR ELASTIC STRUCTURE

This paper deals with the axisymmetrical deformation of the circular plate in largedeflection,which is on elastic foundation and in conjunction with a certain linear elasticstructure.The governing integral equations are established by the method of mixedboundary condition I and the simplified form is given.The pertrubation method is used toobtain the solutions and an example of the composite structure made up of a circular plateand a cylindrical shell is presented.     

An extended stress-based method for orientation angle optimization of laminated composite structures

Orientation optimization plays an important role in the lay-up design of composite structures.Earlier orientation optimization methods face the main problem of huge number of design variables.Recently,a patch concept is proposed to reduce the number of design variables.However,the traditional stress-based method can not deal with patch orientation optimization of composite structures.In this paper,we propose an extended stress-based method to deal with such problems.The considered problems are to minimize the mean compliance under multiple load cases or to maximize the eigenvalues of a composite structure.Four numerical examples are solved to demonstrate the efficiency of the new method.It is shown that the new method has the ability to deal with constraints on orientation angle,such as symmetric,antisymmetric and discrete orientation angle constraints.The iteration is less time-consuming because no sensitivity analysis is needed and a quick convergence rate can be achieved.     

A SEMI-ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR STRUCTURE-INTERNAL LIQUID INTERACTION PROBLEMS

A composite structure-internal liquid element is proposed in this paper.Through theuse of analytical functions in two orthogonal directions.the three-dimensional problem ofcoupled structure-internal liquid vibration is reduced to a one-dimensional one.resulting ina drastic reduction in computing efforts.Cylindrical and conical frustum composite elements are propased to suit differentproblems.and examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy of the method.     

Stress field near interface crack tip of double dissimilar orthotropic composite materials

In this paper, double dissimilar orthotropic composite materials interfacial crack is studied by constructing new stress functions and employing the method of composite material complex. When the characteristic equations＇ discriminants △1 〉 0 and △2 〉0, the theoretical formula of the stress field and the displacement field near the mode I interface crack tip are derived, indicating that there is no oscillation and interembedding between the interfaces of the crack.     

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF EDGE EFFECT IN LAMINATED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

In order to further study free edge effect in composite laminates, a new method is developed. This method is based on the perturbation and modified method of least square. In this paper, we emphatically discuss the solution within the boundary layer region, the socalled inner solution. As an example, we will discuss structures composed of two and four symmetric laminates.     

An engineering analysis of penetration of metal ball into fibre-reinforced composite targets

An engineering analysis of computing the penetration problem of a steel ball penetrating into fibre-reinforced composite targets is presented. Assume the metal ball is a rigid body, and the composite target is a transversely isotropic elasto-plastic material. In the analysis, a spherical cavity dilatation model is incorporated in the cylindrical cavity penetration method. Simulation results based on the modified model are in good agreement with the results for 3-D Kevlar woven （3DKW） composite anti-penetration experiments. Effects of the target material parameters and impact parameters on the penetration problem are also studied.     

含分层损伤复合材料层合板的压缩强度研究

给出了基于一阶剪切变形理论的含分层损伤层合板有限元分析模型,将含分层损伤层合板在压缩载荷作用下的强度破坏分析和屈曲破坏分析统一起来。先区分其破坏形式,然后再进行具体破坏分析,在屈曲特性分析中考虑了铺层强度破坏引起的刚度折减的影响,数值结果表明,该文给出的方法和结论对含分层损伤复合材料层合板的设计更具参考价值。     

Optimum design of composite laminates

A new procedure for the optimum layup design of composite laminates is described in this paper. In this method the global optimum search and local relaxing constraints are adequately combined together. The design variables are divided and applied in separate processes. A 16-node hybrid semi-Loof element model is used in the global structure analysis. The iterative complex method is adopted in the optimization. The method is suitable for the minimum weight design of a laminate subjected to the strength and stiffness constraints under multiple loading. The numerical results demonstrate the high efficiency and reliability of the present method.The project was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China     

2D编织陶瓷基复合材料应力-应变行为的试验研究和模拟

本文对2D编织陶瓷基复合材料拉伸应力-应变行为进行了试验研究和理论模拟。将2D编织结构简化为：正交铺层结构和纤维束波动结构。基于基体随机开裂、纤维随机断裂的统计分布理论,得到正交铺层结构的应力-应变关系;基于体积平均方法,将纤维束波动部分分割为若干子单元;由于纤维束的波动使各子单元材料方向与加载方向不一致,因此考虑了各子单元的线性行为和非线性行为对材料响应的影响,同时引入强度分析模型,得到纤维束波动部分的应力-应变关系。结合正交铺层部分和纤维束波动部分的应力-应变关系,得到2D编织结构的应力-应变行为,理论与试验吻合较好。     

热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的强非线性固有振动

研究热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的非线性固有振动问题．针对金属－陶瓷功能梯度圆板,考虑几何非线性、材料物理属性参数随温度变化以及材料组分沿厚度方向按幂律分布的情况,应用哈密顿原理推得热环境中旋转运动功能梯度圆板的非线性振动微分方程．考虑周边夹支边界条件,利用伽辽金法得到了横向非线性固有振动方程,并确定了静载荷引起的静挠度．用改进的多尺度法求解强非线性方程,得出非线性固有频率表达式．通过算例,分析了旋转运动功能梯度圆板固有频率随转速、温度等参量的变化情况．结果表明,非线性固有频率随金属含量的增加而降低;随转速和圆板厚度的增大而升高;随功能梯度圆板表面温度的升高而降低．     

OPTIMUM DESIGN BASED ON RELIABILITY IN STOCHASTIC STRUCTURE SYSTEMS

IntroductionIn traditional optimum structural math model,the target function and the constraintfunction are all considered as the certain value.But it does not accord to the actual forcedenvironment condition and structural status.Thus the optimum results…     

Optimum design of shell structures with random geometric,material and thickness imperfections

The optimum design of isotropic shell structures with random initial geometric, material and thickness imperfections is investigated in this paper and a robust and efficient methodology is presented for treating such problems. For this purpose, the concept of an initial “imperfect” structure is introduced involving not only geometric deviations of the shell structure from its perfect geometry but also a spatial variability of the modulus of elasticity as well as of the thickness of the shell. An efficient reliability-based design optimization (RBDO) formulation is proposed. The objective function is considered to be the weight of the structure while both deterministic and probabilistic constraints are taken into account. The overall probability of failure is taken as the global probabilistic constraint for the optimization procedure. Numerical results are presented for a cylindrical panel, demonstrating the efficiency as well as the applicability of the proposed methodology in obtaining rational optimum designs of imperfect shell-type structures.     

Reliability analysis of FRP laminated plates with consideration of both initial imperfection and failure sequence

A probabilistic progressive failure analyzing method is applied to estimating the reliability of a simply supported laminated composite plate with an initial imperfection under bi-axial compression load. The initial imperfection and the strength parameters are considered as random variables. Ply-level failure probability is evaluated by the first order reliability method (FORM) together with the Tsai-Wu strength criterion and Tan criterion. Current stresses in the laminated structure are calculated by the classical lamination theory with the stiffness modified based on the last step ply failure. Probabilistically dominant ply-level failure sequences leading to overall system failure are identified, based on which the system failure probability is estimated. A numerical example is presented to demonstrate the methodology proposed. Through parameter studies it is shown that the deviation of the initial imperfection and some of the strength parameters largely influence the system reliability. Project supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry, and the Research Foundation of Huazhong University of Science and Technology.     

Prediction of progressive failure in multidirectional composite laminated panels

A mechanism-based progressive failure analyses (PFA) approach is developed for fiber reinforced composite laminates. Each ply of the laminate is modeled as a nonlinear elastic degrading lamina in a state of plane stress according to Schapery theory (ST). In this theory, each lamina degrades as characterized through laboratory scale experiments. In the fiber direction, elastic behavior prevails, however, in the present work, the phenomenon of fiber microbuckling, which is responsible for the sudden degradation of the axial lamina properties under compression, is explicitly accounted for by allowing the fiber rotation at a material point to be a variable in the problem. The latter is motivated by experimental and numerical simulations that show that local fiber rotations in conjunction with a continuously degrading matrix are responsible for the onset of fiber microbuckling leading to kink banding. These features are built into a user defined material subroutine that is implemented through the commercial finite element (FE) software ABAQUS in conjunction with classical lamination theory (CLT) that considers a laminate as a collection of perfectly bonded lamina (Herakovich, C.T., 1998. Mechanics of Fibrous Composites. Wiley, New York). The present model, thus, disbands the notion of a fixed compressive strength, and instead uses the mechanics of the failure process to provide the in situ compression strength of a material point in a lamina, the latter being dictated strongly by the current local stress state, the current state of the lamina transverse material properties and the local fiber rotation. The inputs to the present work are laboratory scale, coupon level test data that provide information on the lamina transverse property degradation (i.e. appropriate, measured, strain–stress relations of the lamina transverse properties), the elastic lamina orthotropic properties, the ultimate tensile strength of the lamina in the fiber direction, the stacking sequence of the laminate and the geometry of the structural panel. The validity of the approach advocated is demonstrated through numerical simulations of the response of two composite structural panels that are loaded to complete failure. A flat, 24-ply unstiffened panel with a cutout subjected to in-plane shear loading, and a double notched 70-ply unstiffened stitched panel subjected to axial compression are selected for study. The predictions of the simulations are compared against experimental data. Good agreement between the present PFA and the experimental data are reported.     

基于响应面法的复合材料连接结构可靠性分析

复合材料的力学性能参数比金属材料呈现出更大的分散性。本文提出采用加权线性响应面法对复合材料单钉连接结构进行可靠性分析。采用三维有限元模型进行复合材料单钉连接的确定性渐进失效分析。单向铺层的力学性能参数和强度参数均考虑为输入随机变量,用于可靠性分析。详细研究了不同失效准则和不同刚度退化方法的影响。结果表明,Olmedo-Santiuste失效准则与Camanho-Matthews刚度退化方法的组合能够给出与试验均值最接近的强度分析结果。另外,还仔细研究了响应面参数f的影响。结果表明,取f=1的线性加权响应面能够为复合材料单钉连接可靠性分析提供较好的统计特性逼近值。     

Optimum design of laminated composite foam-filled sandwich plates subjected to strength constraint

Optimum design of laminated composite sandwich plates with both continuous (core thickness) and discrete (layer group fiber angles and thicknesses) design variables subjected to strength constraint is studied via a two-level optimization technique. The strength of a sandwich plate is determined in a failure analysis using the Tsai–Wu failure criterion and the finite element method which is formulated on the basis of the layerwise linear displacement theory. In the first level optimization of the design process, the discrete design variables are temporarily treated as continuous variables and the corresponding minimum weight of the sandwich plate is evaluated subject to the strength constraint using a constrained multi-start global optimization method. In the second level optimization, the optimal solution obtained in the first level optimization is used in the branch and bound method for solving a discrete optimization problem to determine the optimal design parameters and the final weight of the plate. Failure test of laminated composite foam-filled sandwich plates with different lamination arrangements are performed to validate the proposed optimal design method. A number of examples of the design of laminated composite foam-filled sandwich plates are given to demonstrate the feasibility and applications of the proposed method.