Buckling life estimation of circular tubes under cyclic bending

In this paper, an experimental investigation of the degradation and buckling of circular tubes subjected to cyclic bending is discussed. The machinery specimens (with different diameter-to-thickness ratios but the same inside diameter) and method of testing (cyclic bending) in this study were the same as the ones used by Lee et al. (Lee, K.L., Pan, W.F., Kuo, J.N., 2001. The influence of the diameter-to-thickness ratio on the stability of circular tubes under cyclic bending. International Journal of Solids and Structures 38, 2401–2413.) for 316L stainless steel circular tubes. The experimental investigation was extended to different outside and inside diameters of the same circular tubes subjected to cyclic bending. Based on the experimental findings, the empirical formulation proposed by Lee et al. (2001) was modified so that it can now be used to simulate the relationship between the prescribed curvature and the number of cycles necessary to produce buckling. In addition, it was found that the experimental curve of the ovalization and the number of cycles necessary to produce buckling could be divided into three stages – an initial, secondary and tertiary stage. An empirical relationship, similar to the Bailey–Norton creep formulation, was proposed for simulating the aforementioned curve for the initial and secondary stages in this study. The derived empirical relationship was in good agreement with the experimental data.     

Axisymmetric bending for thick laminated circular plate under a concentrated load

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Yield anisotropy effects on buckling of circular tubes under bending

Relatively thin-walled tubes bent into the plastic range buckle by axial wrinkling. The wrinkles initially grow stably but eventually localize and cause catastrophic failure in the form of sharp local kinking. The onset of axial wrinkling was previously established by bifurcation analyses that use instantaneous deformation theory moduli. The curvatures at bifurcation were predicted accurately, but the wrinkle wavelengths were consistently longer than measured values. The subject is revisited with the aim of resolving this discrepancy. A set of new bending experiments is conducted on aluminum alloy tubes. The results are shown to be in line with previous ones. However, the tubes used were found to exhibit plastic anisotropy, which was measured and characterized through Hill’s quadratic anisotropic yield function. The anisotropy was incorporated in the flow theory used for prebuckling and postbuckling calculations as well as in the deformation theory used for bifurcation checks. With the anisotropy accounted for, calculated tube responses are found to be in excellent agreement with the measured ones while the predicted bifurcation curvatures and wrinkle wavelengths fall in line with the measurements also. The postbuckling response is established using a finite element model of a tube assigned an initial axisymmetric imperfection with the calculated wavelength. The response develops a limit moment that is followed by a sharp kink that grows while the overall moment drops. The curvature at the limit moment agrees well with the experimental onset of failure. From parametric studies of the various instabilities it is concluded that, for optimum predictions, anisotropy must be incorporated in both bifurcation buckling as well as in postbuckling calculations.     

一种可考虑弯曲效应的多步法及其在矩形管拉弯成形中的应用

多步法可以考虑变形历史,也顺应了多工步成形的需要,在板料成形的数值模拟中有着良好的应用前景。但传统的多步法主要是基于膜单元的,没有能够准确地考虑成形中的弯曲效应,不适合模拟弯曲变形占主导的成形过程,如型材的拉弯成形。为此,本文将无转动自由度的BST壳单元引入,通过单元片内四个相邻单元,方便地计算出相邻构型的曲率,并通过...     

Evaluation of cyclic plasticity models in ratcheting simulation of straight pipes under cyclic bending and steady internal pressure

This paper evaluates seven cyclic plasticity models for structural ratcheting response simulations. The models evaluated are bilinear (Prager), multilinear (Besseling), Chaboche, Ohno–Wang, Abdel Karim–Ohno, modified Chaboche (Bari and Hassan) and modified Ohno–Wang (Chen and Jiao). The first three models are already available in the ANSYS finite element package, whereas the last four were implemented into ANSYS for this study. Experimental responses of straight steel pipes under cyclic bending with symmetric end rotation history and steady internal pressure were recorded for the model evaluation study. It is demonstrated that when the model parameters are determined from the material response data, none of the models evaluated perform satisfactorily in simulating the straight pipe diameter change and circumferential strain ratcheting responses. A detailed parameter sensitivity study with the modified Chaboche model was conducted to identify the parameters that influence the ratcheting simulations and to determine the ranges of the parameter values over which a genetic algorithm can search for refinement of these values. The refined parameter values improved the simulations of straight pipe ratcheting responses, but the simulations still are not acceptable. Further, improvement in cyclic plasticity modeling and incorporation of structural features, like residual stresses and anisotropy of materials in the analysis will be essential for advancement of low-cycle fatigue response simulations of structures.     

A constitutive equation for filled rubber under cyclic loading

This paper describes experiments and the development of constitutive equations to predict the steady-state response of filled rubber under cyclic loading. An MTS servo-hydraulic machine was used to obtain the dynamic hysteresis curves for a filled rubber compound in uniaxial tension-compression. The material tests were performed with mean strains from −0.1 to 0.1, strain amplitudes ranging from 0.02 to 0.1, and strain rates between 0.01 and 10 s⁻¹. Temporary material set, the Payne effect and rate-dependence were observed from the experimental results. A hyper-viscoelastic constitutive model was developed to characterize the dynamic response of the rubber. A cornerstone of this constitutive modeling was to devise a scheme to evaluate material set and a finite strain, non-linear viscoelastic law from the test data. Predictions of the dynamic hysteresis curves using the proposed constitutive equation were found to be in good agreement with the uniaxial test results.     

Localization in NiTi tubes under bending

Nearly equiatomic NiTi can exhibit pseudoelastic behavior due to reversible solid-to-solid stress induced phase transformation at room level temperatures. In tension, the transformation leads to localized deformation of several percent that tends to spread at nearly constant stress. The deformation is recovered upon unloading while again localized deformation is exhibited. Under compression, while still pseudoelastic, the transformation strains are smaller, the stress is higher, the response is monotonic, and the deformation is essentially homogeneous. This study examines how this texture-driven, complex material asymmetry affects a simple structure: the bending of a tube. To this end, NiTi tubes are bent in a custom four-point bending facility under rotation control and isothermal conditions. The phase transformations lead to a closed moment-rotation hysteresis comprised of loading and unloading moment plateaus. During loading, localized nucleation of martensite results in a high curvature for the transformed sections of the tube and low curvature for the untransformed. Martensite, which corresponds to the higher curvature regime, spreads gradually while the moment remains nearly constant. The nucleation of martensite is in the form of bands inclined to the axis of the tube that organize themselves into diamond shaped deformation patterns on the tensioned side of the structure. The patterns are similar to those observed in bending of steel tubes with Lüders bands, however, for NiTi they develop only on the tensioned side due to the material asymmetry. A lower moment plateau is traced upon unloading with similar localized bending and the erasure of the diamond deformation patterns. This complex behavior was found to repeat for a number of temperatures in the pseudoelastic regime of NiTi with the moment-rotation hysteresis moving to higher or lower moment levels depending on the temperature.     

New solution system for circular sector plate bending and its application

Instead of the biharmonic type equation, a set of new governing equations and solving method for circular sector plate bending is presented based on the analogy between plate bending and plane elasticity problems. So the Hamiltonian system can also be applied to plate bending problems by introducing bending moment functions. The new method presents the analytical solutions for the circular sector plate. The results show that the new method is effective. Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation (No. 19732020) and the Doctoral Research Foundation of China.     

薄板弯曲分析的节点积分高阶无网格法

采用高阶无网格法求解薄板弯曲问题,在已发展的线性曲率光顺方案的基础上,通过引入泰勒展开技术,建立了能够精确再现纯弯曲和线性弯曲模式的节点积分方法。与之相比,目前无网格薄板分析主要采用的节点积分方法仅能精确再现纯弯曲模式。数值结果表明,本文方法可精确通过纯弯曲和线性弯曲试验,且能得到光滑、无振荡的弯矩场。与标准的高斯积分方法和目前已存在的节点积分方法相比,本文方法在计算精度、效率以及弯矩分布等方面均展现出显著优势。     

THE PROBLEMS OF THE NONLINEAR UNSYMMETRICAL BENDING FOR CYLINDRICALLY ORTHOTROPIC CIRCULA RPLATE（I）

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Unsymmetrical nonlinear bending problem of circular thin plate with variable thickness

Introduction Manystructuralelements(pole,plate,shell)withunevenandvariablethicknessarewidely usedinallkindsofengineeringfields.Engineerscansavematerialswhentheydesignbecause theseelementshavebetteroptimizedshapeofstructuralfeature,butthisaddsdifficultytotheanalysisoftheirmechanicalcapability.Manypreviouspapers[1-4]havesolvedtheproblemof symmetricalaxis,butnobodyhassolvedtheunsymmetricalnonlineardeformationproblemof circularthinplatewithvariablethicknessandunsymmetricalaxisuptonow,afewworkonly …     

用能量法研究双模量大挠度圆板的轴对称弯曲

双模量圆板在外载荷作用下发生轴对称弯曲变形时,会形成各向同性的拉伸区和压缩区.此种情况下,可把双模量圆板看成两种各向同性材料组成的层合板,采用弹性理论建立了双模量圆板在外载荷作用下的静力平衡方程,利用静力平衡方程确定了双模量圆板的中性面位置.在此基础上,采用能量法研究了双模量大挠度圆板轴对称弯曲变形问题,将该方法计算结...     

The symmetrical bending of an elastic circular plate supported atK internal points

This paper treats the symmetrical bending of a uniformly loaded circular plate supported at k internal points. The boundary displacement and slope are expanded in Fourier seriesr. The method proposed by [6] is applied. As both the governing differential equation and boundary conditions are satisfied exactly, we therefore obtain the analytic expression of the transverse deflectional equation of the circular plate. This is an easy and effective methed.     

双模量面板泡沫铝芯圆形层合板的非线性弯曲

双模量材料是典型的拉压弹性模量不同的材料,在均匀外载荷作用下,双模量面板泡沫铝芯圆形层合板相当于三种不同材料组成的层合板。采用弹性理论建立了双模量面板泡沫铝芯圆形层合板在均布载荷作用下的静力平衡方程,利用该静力平衡方程确定了层合板的中性面位置。在此基础上建立了双模量面板泡沫铝芯圆形层合板的大挠度弯曲微分方程组,求得了层合板中心挠度与均布载荷的关系式。该方法计算结果与有限元计算结果的最大误差仅为3.8%,这说明该方法是可靠的。算例分析表明不考虑面板拉压弹性模量相异时其计算结果与实际情况相差较大,超过了工程上所允许的计算误差5%。所以,在计算双模量面板泡沫铝芯圆形层合板的非线性弯曲时,不宜采用相同弹性模量弹性理论,而应该采用拉压弹性模量不同的弹性理论。     

A study on caustic method in cracked plate under symmetric bending

Based on Chun-Tu Liu's result for Reissner's plate, an equation of caustics in cracked plate under symmetric bending was obtained. The shape and the distribution of light intensity of the caustic curve were discussed in detail. The relation between the stress intensity factor (SIF) and the size of the caustic curve was found by numerical method, and a simple and accurate experimental method for evaluating SIF in plate under bending was proposed.     

Exact piezothermoelastic solution of simply-supported orthotropic circular cylindrical panel in cylindrical bending

Summary This work presents an exact piezothermoelastic solution of infinitely long, simply supported, cylindrically orthotropic, piezoelectric, radially polarised, circular cylindrical shell panel in cylindrical bending under thermal and electrostatic excitation. The general solution of the governing differential equations is obtained by separation of variables. The displacements, electric potential and temperature are expanded in appropriate Fourier series in the circumferential coordinate to satisfy the boundary conditions at the simply-supported longitudinal edges. The governing equations reduce to Euler-Cauchy type of ordinary differential equations. Their general solution involves six constants for each Fourier component. These are solved from the algebraic equations obtained by satisfying the boundary conditions at the lateral surfaces. The solution of the inverse problem of inferring the applied temperature field from the given measured distribution of electrical potential difference between the lateral surfaces of the shell has also been presented. Numerical results are presented for typical thermal and electrostatic loadings for various values of radius to thickness ratio.     

Qualitative investigation and monotonic iterative solutions for nonlinear bending of polar orthotropic circular plates

This paper presents a systematical investigation of the nonlinear bending of polarorthotropic circular plates under arbitrarily axisymmetric loads and a variety of boundaryconditions.Firstly,the boundary value problem reduces to the equivalent integralequations,and the solutions to the linearized problem are given by means of generalizedfunctions.Secondly,the general properties of the solutions of the nonlinear integralequations are investigated in detail,such as,wrinkling,non-negativity,and singularity etc.Then,the monotonic iterative solutions are formally given and the convergence criteria andthe global uniqueness of the solutions are discussed.The error estimate of the iterativeprocess is obtained.Finally,a special example is discussed which shows that the conclusionsand methods of this paper are valid.Several results in the paper are presented for the firsttime.     

The crack tip fields of orthotropic composite plate under bending

1MechhacalModelThefractUreproblemwhichisthesameasthatinpaper[I]isfurtherdiscussedinthispaper.TheanalysisoffractUrebehavioursnearcracktipforinfinitelinearelasticorthotropiccompositeplatewithacentralthroughcrackoflengthZaiscarriedout.ThegeometryandloadingcondihonsareshowninFig.1.Tosolvesuchaproblem,weneedtosolvethepanaldifferentialequationwiththefollowingboundaryconditions:wherewisdeflectionofcoddleplane;M.andM,arebendingmoment,Ma.istwistingmoment,andstiffnessmatrixFromthetheoryofplateL'],w…     

横向爆炸载荷下薄壁圆管的动态响应

采用实验研究、理论分析和有限元模拟相结合的方法,研究了横向爆炸载荷作用下薄壁圆管的动态响应。利用弹道冲击摆锤系统,对圆管在爆炸载荷下的动力响应进行了实验研究,分析了薄壁圆管的变形模式;基于地基梁模型,建立了横向爆炸载荷作用下圆管跨中挠度的理论模型,并进行了无量纲化;通过有限元模拟,分析了圆管的几何参数对其变形模式和跨中挠度的影响,并与理论结果进行了对比。研究结果表明：随着TNT药量增加圆管的变形区域和跨中挠度增大;圆管的长径比、厚度及爆炸载荷参数对圆管的变形模式有较大影响;理论预测、有限元模拟结果与实验结果吻合较好。

     

The problem of the non-linear unsymmetrical bending for cylindrically orthotropic circular thin plate with variable thickness

I-Intr0ducti0nThebendingproblemofcircularthinplateisimriartantbothintheoryandinengineeringpractice,butbecausethebasicequationsoftheproblemsofnon-linearunsymmetricalbendingf0rcircularthinplate'arenonlineardifferentialequations,itisquitedifficulttoobtainana…