薄膜结构的几何非线性分析

使用动力松弛法对薄膜结构进行静载分析，并提出一种方法处理皱折单元以确保荷载分析的可靠性。薄膜结构如果在某膜单元的单向应力方向发生皱折，其单元本身仍然能够继续承受荷载，因此提出索松弛单元和膜皱折单元处理薄膜的索松弛和膜皱折问题。就索网结构和薄膜结构分类给出算例进行静载分析，算例表明本文的方法可以有效处理索松弛单元和膜皱折单元，确保荷载分析的准确性。     

单层平面索网幕墙结构的几何非线性问题研究

单层平面索网支承式玻璃幕墙结构是近年来在国内外应用较为广泛的一种新型幕墙结构形式,由于单层平面索网不具有负高斯曲面形式,结构在平面外方向的刚度偏柔,表现出较明显的几何非线性特征.本文采用连续化方法建立了单层平面索网结构考虑几何非线性影响的静力平衡方程和振动方程,得到了结构刚度的解析表达式,并采用谐波平衡法求得非线性频率的简化解析表达式,以此为基础研究了单层平面索网结构的静力非线性和动力非线性问题.研究结果表明:结构的非线性和结构的初始位置密切相关;结构的非线性频率主要取决于索的初始应变、结构振动幅值与跨度的比值,几何非线性对于结构动力性能的影响要小于对结构静力性能的影响;本文得到的结构在地震荷载和平均风荷载作用下的非线性振动方程和非线性频率为结构在地震荷载和脉动风荷载作用下动力响应的求解奠定了基础.     

圆柱壳的非线性动力屈曲分析

本文研究在轴向冲击作用下，具有初始几何缺陷的圆柱壳的非线性弹性动力屈曲问题。由于冲击过程中作用时间极短，应力波的影响变得相当重要，同时认为圆柱壳经历大挠度变形。分析中不仅考虑圆柱壳的径向惯性力，而且也考虑轴向惯性力和几何非线性的影响。假设圆柱壳中位移和薄膜力可分成轴对称分量和非轴对称分量之和，并引入应力函数表示非轴对称内力，对平衡方程应用伽辽金方法，将导出的和冲击物体的质量对动屈曲性能的影响很大。     

张拉结构非线性分析两节点曲线单元有限元法

提出适合张拉结构几何非线性分析的两节点曲线单元有限元方法．假定索元的初始形状呈二次抛物线,根据单索的平衡条件、几何和物理关系建立了索元的位移函数;由拉格朗日应变的定义建立了可以考虑任意次高阶位移影响的索元轴向应变的精确表达式,并基于拉格明日描述方法和虚功原理得到了索元的非线性平衡方程与切线刚度矩阵．采用荷载增量法与Newton－Raphson法相结合的混合法进行了实例计算,结果表明：本文方法的精度明显优于两节点直线索单元,适合于大跨度索阿、索穹顶等张拉结构的几何非线性分析．     

弹性圆拱在考虑几何非线性和初始缺陷情况下的动力稳定性分析

本文由虚功原理建立弹性圆拱的平衡方程,用有限差分法对非线性偏微分方程组进行求解(Park法对时间进行差分)。在考虑几何非线性和初始几何缺陷情况下对铰支、固支圆拱在均布突加阶跃荷载作用下的动力稳定性进行分析。结果表明:圆拱中心角的大小、边界条件及初始缺陷幅值都对圆拱失稳模态有影响。文中分析了直接、间接两种失稳形式。并给出了不同初始缺陷及边界条件下圆拱中心角对比值Pd/Pa(Pd为动力稳定临界值,Ps为静力稳定临界值)的影响。     

有初始几何缺陷陷的壳体弹塑性大变形分析

本文在等温小变形弹塑性内时本构方程偏量形式的基础上，导出了适用于大位移、大动、小应变分析的弹塑性内时本构方程，进一步推导出了带有初始几何缺陷的非线性弹塑性问题的有限元方程，可用于分析缺陷对结构非线性塑性反应的影响，也可用于带缺陷的非线性问题求解及稳定性分析。     

有初始几何缺陷的壳体弹塑性大变形分析

本文在等温小变形弹塑性内时本构方程偏量形式的基础上，导出了适用于大位移、大转动、小应变分析的弹塑性内时本构方程，进一步推导出了带有初始几何缺陷的非线性弹塑性问题的有限元方程，可用于分析缺陷对结构非线性弹塑性反应的影响，也可用于带缺陷的非线性问题求解及稳定性分析．     

考虑空气耦合的薄膜结构动力分析

假定空气是可压缩、无粘性和有势的,推导了薄膜结构的非线性刚度矩阵和空气与薄膜结构耦合作用的气动力表达式。根据薄膜结构的受力特点,建立了薄膜结构与空气耦合系统的运动方程。采用有限元方法对无限域的空气进行简化,建立了空气与薄膜结构的耦合有限元模型,模拟了空气对薄膜结构的附加质量和声致阻尼影响。考虑薄膜结构的几何非线性,对结构在空气中的自由振动和受迫简谐振动进行了系统分析,同时探讨了流体环境对薄膜结构动力响应的影响因素。     

张拉膜结构的有限元分析

应用有限元程序ANSYS进行了薄膜结构的找形分析和荷载分析．张拉结构受力后将产生较大的位移，因此需要采用非线性理论．通过一系列计算，可以发现影响找形结果的因素有：单元的划分，初始弹性模量的选取，膜的预张力，边索和脊索的预张拉力值及其比值．在实际工程中，由于膜结构建筑要求和边界条件的限制，找到具有极小曲面性质的初始平衡形状较难，因此，一般把应力的差值控制在一定的范围内．工程实例计算结果表明：在风荷载作用下膜结构的竖向位移反应比较大，风吸力通常是索膜结构设计的控制因素．     

平面张弦结构抗连续倒塌的动力分析

杆件由于爆炸、腐蚀等发生脆性破坏后引起剩余结构的振动和压杆由于失稳过程中的弹性突跳（Snap-through）引起的相邻结构振动是张弦结构倒塌过程中常伴生的两种动力现象。本文对第一种动力响应产生的原因、失效构件的模拟方法进行了分析,说明进行张弦结构抗连续倒塌的动力分析应采用初始条件法模拟构件的失效。根据张弦结构的特点,从构件失效和结构失效两方面提出了张弦结构倒塌失效的评估准则,并采用变换荷载路径法通过静力连续倒塌分析找出张弦结构各部分的关键构件;然后采用初始条件法按考虑几何非线性、阻尼比、材料非线性等分别模拟这些关键构件失效引起的动力响应,得到了平面张弦结构各部分构件失效的动力特性、动力放大系数和失效构件的位置,并对不同失效时间进行动力响应分析得到张弦结构动力效应与构件失效时间的关系曲线。最后给出张弦结构进行抗连续倒塌分析的一些结论和建议,如进行连续倒塌动力时程分析时初始失效杆件选取和失效时间取值以及弹性动力放大系数与塑性动力放大系数的区别等,为张弦结构的抗连续倒塌设计提供技术支持和参考。     

INITIALLY TENSIONED ORTHOTROPIC CYLINDRICAL SHELLS CONVEYING FLUID: A VIBRATION ANALYSIS

A linear analysis of the vibratory behaviour of initially tensioned orthotropic circular cylindrical shells conveying a compressible inviscid fluid is presented. The model is based on the three-dimensional nonlinear theory of elasticity and the Eulerian equations. A nonlinear strain–displacement relationship is employed to derive the geometric stiffness matrix due to initial stresses and hydrostatic pressures. Frequency-dependent fluid mass, damping and stiffness matrices associated with inertia, Coriolis and centrifugal forces, respectively, are derived through the fluid–structure coupling condition. The resulting equation governing the vibration of fluid-conveying shells is solved by the finite element method. The free vibration of initially tensioned orthotropic cylindrical shells conveying fluid is investigated; numerical examples are given and discussed.     

Relaxation oscillation and attractive basins of a two-neuron Hopfield network with slow and fast variables

In this paper, the nonlinear dynamics of a two-neuron Hopfield network with slow and fast variables is investigated. By means of the geometric singular perturbation theory, the condition that ensures the existence of the relaxation oscillation is obtained, the period of the relaxation oscillation is determined analytically, and the shape of attractive basin of every stable equilibrium is figured out. By using the method of stability switches, the delay effect on the characteristics of the relaxation oscillation and the attractive basins is studied. Case studies are given to demonstrate the validity of theoretical analysis.     

Large amplitude free vibration analysis of thermally post-buckled composite doubly curved panel embedded with SMA fibers

Thermal post-buckled vibration of laminated composite doubly curved panel embedded with shape memory alloy (SMA) fiber is investigated and presented in this article. The geometry matrix and the nonlinear stiffness matrices are derived using Green–Lagrange type nonlinear kinematics in the framework of higher order shear deformation theory. In addition to that, material nonlinearity in shape memory alloy due to thermal load is incorporated by the marching technique. The developed mathematical model is discretized using a nonlinear finite element model and the sets of nonlinear governing equations are obtained using Hamilton’s principle. The equations are solved using the direct iterative method. The effect of nonlinearity both in geometric and material have been studied using the developed model and compared with those published literature. Effect of various geometric parameters such as thickness ratio, amplitude ratio, lamination scheme, support condition, prestrains of SMA, and volume fractions of SMA on the nonlinear free vibration behavior of thermally post-buckled composite flat/curved panel been studied in detail and reported.     

索网天线的参变量变分及非线性有限元方法

针对大型周边桁架式索网天线由拉索拉压模量不同引起的本构非线性和结构大变形引起的几何非线性问题,给出了基于参变量变分原理的几何非线性有限元方法. 首先针对含预应力索单元拉压模量不同分段描述的本构关系,通过引入参变量,导出了基于参变量及其互补方程的统一描述形式,避免了传统算法需要根据当前变形对索单元张紧/松弛状态的预测,提高了算法收敛性. 然后利用拉格朗日应变描述索网天线结构大变形问题,结合几何非线性有限元法,建立了基于参变量的非线性平衡方程和线性互补方程;并给出了牛顿-拉斐逊迭代法与莱姆算法相结合的求解算法. 数值算例验证了本文提出的算法比传统算法具有更稳定的收敛性和更高的求解精度,特别适合于大型索网天线结构的高精度变形分析和预测.      

THE PARAMETRIC VARATIONAL PRINCIPLE AND NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENT METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF ASTROMESH ANTENNA STRUCTURES

针对大型周边桁架式索网天线由拉索拉压模量不同引起的本构非线性和结构大变形引起的几何非线性问题,给出了基于参变量变分原理的几何非线性有限元方法. 首先针对含预应力索单元拉压模量不同分段描述的本构关系,通过引入参变量,导出了基于参变量及其互补方程的统一描述形式,避免了传统算法需要根据当前变形对索单元张紧/松弛状态的预测,提高了算法收敛性. 然后利用拉格朗日应变描述索网天线结构大变形问题,结合几何非线性有限元法,建立了基于参变量的非线性平衡方程和线性互补方程;并给出了牛顿-拉斐逊迭代法与莱姆算法相结合的求解算法. 数值算例验证了本文提出的算法比传统算法具有更稳定的收敛性和更高的求解精度,特别适合于大型索网天线结构的高精度变形分析和预测.     

Stress relaxation of PBI based membrane electrode assemblies

Stress relaxation in the membrane electrode assemblies (MEA) in PEM fuel cells subjected to compressive loads is analyzed. This behavior is important because nonzero contact stress is required to maintain low electric resistivity in the fuel cell stack. Experimental results are used to guide the choice of the viscoelastic properties of the constituents of the MEA, the membrane and the gas diffusion layer (GDL), needed for the model. These properties are incorporated into the model that treats the membrane as a porous-viscoelastic solid, and the gas diffusion layer as a nonlinear elastic solid. Using numerical simulations (finite element method), the stress relaxation curves for the MEA are obtained for different fluid flow boundary conditions, variations in the material properties of the membrane and the GDL. The results are compared to experimental stress relaxation curves. Most of the experimental data were obtained at a temperature of 180 °C, corresponding to operating conditions, so in the model the temperature was considered fixed and equal to this value.     

Multiaxial Mechanical Characterization of Interpenetrating Polymer Network Reinforced Acrylic Elastomer

The acrylic elastomer membrane VHB 4910 is a material widely used for applications as Dielectric Elastomer Actuators DEA. For suitable actuation performance however, it is necessary to pre-strain the very compliant membrane. This reduces the lifetime of DEA due to early failure of the tensioned membrane. Interpenetrating Polymer Network Reinforced Acrylic Elastomers (IPN) are produced by introducing a curable additive into the pre-strained acrylic elastomer membrane. While curing at elevated temperature, the additive forms a second polymeric network that supports part of the pre-strain in the acrylic membrane. This leads to a free standing material that combines the actuation performance of pre-strained VHB 4910 with an excellent long-term reliability. This work presents a detailed mechanical characterization of acrylic IPN membranes. To reduce the experimental effort required to characterize the nonlinear elastic behavior, we developed a unique specimen design that enables the assessment of uni- and biaxial stress states within one experiment. Slight changes in the material composition of IPN-membranes lead to substantial variations in their mechanical properties. The extraction of material behavior in different kinematic states within a single sample thus reduces the uncertainty on the determination of constitutive models. An extensive experimental campaign was carried out involving uniaxial and equibiaxial tension and relaxation. Image based local deformation measurements and iterative finite element calculations were applied to derive constitutive model parameters that describe the mechanical response in a wide range of planar strain and strain rate.     

An efficient Galerkin meshfree formulation for shear deformable beam under finite deformation

This paper proposes a geometrically nonlinear total Lagrangian Galerkin meshfree formulation based on the stabilized conforming nodal integration for efficient analysis of shear deformable beam. The present nonlinear analysis encompasses the fully geometric nonlinearities due to large deflection, large deformation as well as finite rotation. The incremental equilibrium equation is obtained by the consistent linearization of the nonlinear variational equation. The Lagrangian meshfree shape function is utilized to discretize the variational equation. Subsequently to resolve the shear and membrane locking issues and accelerate the computation, the method of stabilized conforming nodal integration is systematically implemented through the Lagrangian gradient smoothing operation. Numerical results reveal that the present formulation is very effective.     

A semi-analytical approach for the nonlinear two-dimensional analysis of fluid-filled thin-walled pliable membrane tubes

Pliable tubes are tubular membranes of low rigidity and may collapse or substantially deform easily. The governing equations of these tubes are nonlinear because the tube shape depends on the internal pressure and the deformation of the tube can be very large. In the present study, a semi-analytical approach for the nonlinear analysis of the fluid-filled thin-walled pliable tubes with different load distributions and boundary conditions is developed. Both geometric and equilibrium relations of the tube element are used to obtain the tube profile in explicit closed form. Several applications of the pliable tubes are considered and the equilibrium shape and wave propagation velocity in these tubes are also obtained. The validity of the present semi-analytical approach is confirmed by comparing the results with those obtained from the literature. It is shown that the present formulation is an appropriate method and a new approach to predict the nonlinear behavior of the pliable tubes with a good accuracy.     

Buckling and vibration of a thin tensioned sheet with an elliptical hole

The out-of-plane deflection which can be developed in a thin tensioned sheet containing a central opening is discussed. It is noted that this behavior is of practical importance because it can alter the stress concentration and fatigue properties. The results of an experimental and analytical study of the buckling and vibration behavior of tensioned sheets with an elliptical opening are presented. Data from buckling and vibration experiments for several opening shapes ranging between a crack and a circle are presented. A generalized Galerkin method for solving the governing differential equations is used and the results obtained are presented in terms of buckling loads and natural frequencies. The experimental-buckling-stress estimates are correlated with the analytical results. The data from the vibration experiments indicate that the load-frequency behavior is dependent on the size of the test specimen and the opening shape. The analytical results display a load-frequency behavior which is experimentally observed for a narrow elliptical hole; i.e., for a small value of the ratio of minor axis to major axis. Some features of the analytical and experimental vibration results differ substantially, however. The analysis indicates that the frequency decreases to zero as the applied load approaches the buckling load. The experimental results do not exhibit this behavior. The sources of this difference in behavior are discussed.