考虑范德华力曲率效应的双壁碳纳米管外压屈曲

针对双壁碳纳米管外压屈曲问题，研究了层间范德华力的曲率效应对临界外压的影响。应用弹性双层圆柱壳模型，考虑层间范德华力不仅与层间距有关而且与挠度曲率的变化有关，导出了外压屈曲临界压力解析公式。计算得出在不同半径、不同长细比下，外压屈曲临界压力的数值结果，并与经典壳的结果和忽略范德华力曲率效应的结果做了比较。结果显示，对于小半径的双壁碳纳米管曲率效应对外压屈曲有效明显的影响。     

双层碳纳米管中的周向导波

考虑双层碳纳米管的层间范德华力,采用连续介质力学的波动理论,建立了双层碳纳米管中周向导波传播模型,研究周向导波的频散现象.通过与单层碳纳米管结果的比较表明,双层碳纳米管中周向导波的传播表现出更为明显的频散特性,出现更多的模态干涉现象,并发现在某些特殊频率处出现成对模态的消失与新启现象.     

冲击扭矩作用下碳纳米管动力屈曲的研究

为了研究碳纳米管在冲击扭矩作用下的动力屈曲,采用了连续模型将碳纳米管模拟成半无限长的弹性连续圆柱壳。将冲击扭矩作用下碳纳米管的动力屈曲问题归结为由于扭转应力波传播导致的分叉问题,此分叉问题被化为一个非线性方程组的求解。最后进行了数值分析,讨论了碳纳米管的不同参数对动力屈曲的影响,发现碳纳米管有极强的抗冲击性,临界屈曲剪应力可高达几百吉帕。     

基于严格范德华力作用的多壁碳纳米管磁弹性振动

给出了一种求解在任意两管之间严格范德华力相互作用下多壁碳纳米管磁弹性振动频率的解析方法.研究结果表明,在轴向磁场的作用下,严格范德华力相互作用对多壁碳纳米管最高磁弹性振动频率的影响大于对最低振动频率的影响;严格范德华力作用下多壁碳纳米管的最高磁弹性振动频率要高于经典范德华力作用下多壁碳纳米管的最高磁弹性振动频率;严格范德华力对磁弹性振动频率的影响依赖于碳纳米管层间距的变化和管的层数,且随着多壁碳纳米管层数的增加而趋于一个稳定值.本文的研究结果对于碳纳米管作为基本元件在纳米电子元件中的实际应用具有一定的参考价值.     

弹性圆柱壳冲击扭转屈曲的突变模型

本文将突变理论用于处理冲击载荷下弹性结构的屈曲问题,文中建立了结构冲击屈曲的突变准则,认为临界阶跃载荷位于所提出突变系统的分叉集之中,并由此对两端固支的弹性圆柱壳扭转屈曲进行了分析,给出了不同初缺陷时的临界阶跃扭矩计算公式,通过对临界静态扭矩的计算,表明临界阶跃扭矩小于临界静态扭矩.     

复合材料层合开顶扁球壳的非线性动态屈曲

研究了复合材料层合开顶扁球壳的非线性动态屈曲问题。建立了对称层合圆柱正交异性开顶扁球壳考虑横向剪切的非线性振动微分方程,根据突变理论建立了该壳体动态屈曲的突变模型,得到了动态屈曲的临界方程。     

矩形脉冲作用下复合材料层合扁球壳的冲击屈曲分析

研究了计及横向剪切的复合材料层合扁球壳在矩形脉冲载荷作用下的非线性动力屈曲问题;采用Galerkin方法得到以顶点挠度表达的动力响应方程,并用Runge-Kutta方法进行数值求解,应用Budiansky-Roth准则(简称B-R准则)确定冲击屈曲的临界荷载;讨论了壳体几何尺寸和物理参数对复合材料层合扁球壳冲击屈曲的影响;数值算例表明,该方法是可行的.     

圆柱形薄壳冲击扭转屈曲的实验研究

本文对受冲击扭矩作用下的圆柱形簿壳扭转屈曲进行了实验研究，利用Ｈｏｐｋｉｎｓｏｎ扭杆使圆柱受阶跃扭矩作用，分析所得到的应变－时间曲线，得到了不同几何参数的圆柱壳的冲击临界扭矩Ｍｄｅｒ和屈曲波数ｎ及几条定性结论，同时找出了圆柱壳静力扭转屈曲行为和冲击扭转屈曲行为之间的异同。     

截锥薄壳在扭转载荷作用下的稳定性问题

关于截锥薄壳在扭转载荷作用下的稳定性问题,已有的研究(例如文献[1,2])均只局限于小挠度线性理论范围,用Ritz法、变分法或简化方程的方法求出计算临界扭短和周向屈曲波数的公式.这些研究还不够完善,实验研究更为缺乏.本文给出了51个壳体的实验极限扭矩和周向屈曲波数,与现有的理论进行了比较,对观察到的屈曲波的发生与发展过程及其它一些现象作了描述和某些定性分析.     

对称线布载荷作用下圆底扁球壳的大挠度问题

本文研究对称线布载荷作用下圆底扁球壳的轴对称非线性弯曲和稳定性,讨论了当几何参数固定而载荷位置发生变化吋壳体的屈曲行为,以及当载荷作用位置固定而几何参数发生变化时壳体的屈曲行为,分析了屈曲模式对临界载荷的影响,并就ν=0.3的情形给出了数值结果。     

Torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic medium

The torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic medium is studied in this paper. The effects of surrounding elastic medium and van der Waals forces between the inner and outer nanotubes are taken into account. Using continuum mechanics, an elastic double-shell model is presented for the torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube. Based on the model, a condition is derived in terms of the buckling modes of the shell and the parameters describing the effect of van der Waals interaction and surrounding elastic medium. A simplified analysis is also carried out estimate the critical torque for torsional buckling of the double-walled carbon nanotube.     

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

IntroductionThediscoveryofthefirstcarbonnanotubes[1]hasattractedwideattentionandstimulatedextensivestudies[2 - 5 ].Thestudiesshowedthatthecarbonnanotubesexhibitsuperiormechanical,electronicandchemicalproperties.Onthemechanicalbehavior,thecarbonnanotubespossessexceptionallyhighstrength ,stiffnessandelasticmodulus.Theestimatemodulusofthecarbonnanotubemayreachashighas 1TPa.Itisthelargestofallknownmaterials.Thestrengthorstiffnessishigherthananyknownfiber[3].Thecarbonnanotubeareusedascompositemat…     

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.     

Dynamic torsional buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic medium

An elastic double-shell model based on continuum mechanics is presented to study the dynamic torsional buckling of an embedded double-walled carbon nanotube. Based on the presented model, a condition is derived to predict the buckling load of the embedded double-walled nanotube, and the effect of the van der Waals forces to the buckling load is discussed when an inner nanotube is inserted into an embedded outer one. In particular, the paper shows that the buckling load of the embedded double-walled nanotube is always between that of the isolated inner nanotube and that of the embedded outer nanotube for both dynamic and static torsional buckling, due to the effect of the van der Waals forces. This result is different from that obtained by the existing analysis neglecting the difference of the radii for the embedded double-walled nanotube, which indicates that disregarding the difference of the radii of multi-walled nanotubes cannot properly describe the effect of the van der Waals forces between interlayer spacing. In particular, for static torsional buckling of a double-walled nanotube, it is shown that the critical buckling load cannot only be enhanced, but also be reduced when inserting an inner nanotube into an isolated single-walled one. Additionally, it is shown that the elastic medium always increases the critical buckling load of double-walled nanotubes. The critical buckling load of embedded double-walled nanotubes for dynamic torsional buckling is proved to be no less than that for static torsional buckling.     

Combined torsional buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes coupling with axial loading and radial pressures

This paper reports the results of an investigation on combined torsional buckling of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) under combined torque, axial loading and radial pressures based on the continuum mechanics model, which takes into account the effect of the van der Waals interaction between adjacent tubes. A buckling condition is derived for determining the critical buckling torque and associated buckling mode. In particular, for combined torsional buckling of double-walled carbon nanotubes, an explicit expression is obtained and some detailed results are demonstrated. According to the innermost radius-to-thickness ratio, MWNTs are classified into three types: thin, thick, and (almost) solid. Numerical results are worked out for the critical buckling torque and associated buckling mode for all the three types of MWNTs subjected to various axial stresses (axial tensile stresses or axial compressive stresses), internal pressures, and external pressures. It is shown that, the axial tensile stress or the internal pressure will make the MWNTs resist higher critical buckling torque, while the axial compressive stress or external pressure will lead to a lower critical buckling torque. The effect of axial stress (axial tensile stress or axial compressive stress) on the critical buckling torque of MWNTs is very small for all the three types of MWNTs, while the effect of the internal pressure or external pressure is related to the types of MWNTs, which is strong for the thin MWNTs, moderate for the thick MWNTs, and small for the solid MWNTs. Numerical results also indicate that, the associated buckling mode is unique and dependent on the structure of MWNTs. Especially, for combined torsional buckling of MWNTs with very small axial stress and radial pressures, the buckling mode is just the one for the corresponding pure torsional buckling.     

The thermal effect on axially compressed buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube

The thermal effect on axially compressed buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube is studied in this paper. The effects of temperature change, surrounding elastic medium and van der Waals forces between the inner and outer nanotubes are taken into account. Using continuum mechanics, an elastic double-shell model with thermal effect is presented for axially compressed buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube embedded in an elastic matrix under thermal environment. Based on the model, an explicit formula for the critical axial stress is derived in terms of the buckling modes of the shell and the parameters that indicate the effects of temperature change, surrounding elastic medium and the van der Waals forces. Based on that, some simplified analysis is carried out to estimate the critical axial stress for axially compressed buckling of the double-walled carbon nanotube. Numerical results for the general case are obtained for the thermal effect on axially compressed buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube. It is shown that the axial buckling load of double-walled carbon nanotube under thermal loads is dependent on the wave number of axially buckling modes. And a conclusion is drawn that at low and room temperature the critical axial stress for infinitesimal buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube increase as the value of temperature change increases, while at high temperature the critical axial stress for infinitesimal buckling of a double-walled carbon nanotube decrease as the value of temperature change increases.     

Buckling behavior of perfect and defective DWCNTs under axial, bending and torsional loadings via a structural mechanics approach

The buckling behavior of perfect and defective double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) under axial compressive, torsional and bending loadings is investigated using a structural mechanics model. The effects of van der Waals (vdW) forces are further modeled using a nonlinear spring element. Critical buckling loads, critical buckling moments and the effects of vacancy defects were studied for armchair nanotubes with various aspect ratios. The results show that vacancy defects greatly reduce the critical buckling load of DWCNTs. The density of defects plays an important role in buckling of DWCNTs. The results of this numerical model are in good agreement with their comparable existing works.     

Buckling analysis of pristine and defected graphene

The buckling behavior of monolayer graphene (pristine and vacancy-defected) and bilayer graphene (pristine) loaded in the armchair direction was simulated for different boundary conditions using a truss FE model, representing the exact atomic lattice of graphene, and a FE model of an equivalent 2D plate. The critical buckling stress of pristine monolayer graphene was derived as a function of aspect ratio. The results from the two FE models coincide and are in very good agreement with established analytical solutions. With increasing the aspect ratio, the critical buckling stress of monolayer graphene decreases until the value of 2 from which the effect starts to diminish. Using the truss FE model, the effect of randomly dispersed vacancies on the critical buckling stress and buckling mode of monolayer graphene was studied. It was found that the critical buckling stress decreases dramatically with increasing the defect density: for a defect density of 10%, the critical buckling stress decreases by almost 50%. Moreover, the presence of defects was found to affect the highest buckling modes (above 3) even at low densities. Bilayer graphene has a totally different critical buckling stress than monolayer graphene due to the effect of van der Waals forces which depends on the applied boundary conditions.     

Prediction of the critical buckling load of multi-walled carbon nanotubes under axial compression

In this paper, we propose a new explicit analytical formula of the critical buckling load of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNT) under axial compression. This formula takes into account van der Waals interactions between adjacent tubes and the effect of terms involving tube radii differences generally neglected in the derived expressions of the critical buckling load published in the literature. The elastic multiple Donnell shells continuum approach is employed for modelling the multi-walled carbon nanotubes. The validation of the proposed formula is made by comparison with a numerical solution. The influence of the neglected terms is also studied.