ANALYSIS ON BUCKLING AND POSTBUCKLING OF DELAMINATION IN 3D COMPOSITES

In this paper, the problem of axisymmetric buckling and postbuckling of a circular thin-film delamination bridged by through-thickness fiber tows in 3D composites is presented. An iterativeprocedure based on Taylor's series expansion is used to generate a family of nondimensionalized post-buckling solutions of the above problem by yon Karman's nonlinear plate theory. Attention is fo-cused, herein, on the effects of the bridge force of through-thickness fibers on the buckling and post-buckling behavior of the delamination. It is found that fiber bridge not only increases the ability of re-sisting delamination buckling and postbuckling, but also brings on the jump of the delamination deflec-tion mode during the postbuckling phase. Consequently the behavior of the composite structure with de-lamination is greatly improved, such as increasing the residual strength and prolonging the service life.     

A BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY FOR THE BUCKLING OF THIN CYLINDRICAL SHELLS UNDER EXTERNAL PRESSURE

Based on the boundary layer theory for the buckling of thin elastic shells suggested in ref [14]. the buckling and postbuckling behavior of clamped circular cylindrical shells under lateral or hydrostatic pressure is studied applying singular perturbation method by taking deflection as perturbation parameter. The effects of initial geometric imperfection are also considered. Some numerical rcsuhs, for perfect and imperfect cylindrical shells are given. The analytical results obtained are compared with some experimental data in detail, which shows that both are rather coincident.     

ANALYSIS OF BREATHER STATE IN THIN BAR BY USING COLLECTIVE COORDINATE

Considering Peierls-Nabarro (P-N) force and viscous effect of material, the dynamic behavior of one-dimensional infinite metallic thin bar subjected to axially periodic load is investigated. Governing equation, which is sine-Gordon type equation, is derived. By means of collective-coordinates, the partial equation can be reduced to ordinary differential dynamical system to describe motion of breather. Nonlinear dynamic analysis shows that the amplitude and frequency of P-N force would influence positions of hyperbolic saddle points and change subharmonic bifurcation point, while the path to chaos through odd subharmonic bifurcations remains. Several examples are taken to indicate the effects of amplitude and period of P-N force on the dynamical response of the bar. The simulation states that the area of chaos is half-infinite. This area increases along with enhancement of the amplitude of P-N force. And the frequency of P-N force has similar influence on the system.     

0N THE PROBLEMS OF BUCKLING OF AN ANNULAR THIN PLATE

In this paper.problems of buckling of an annular thin plate under the action of in-planepressure and transverse load are studied by using the method of multiple scales.We obtainN-order uniformly valid asymptotic expansion of the solutiom.In the latter part of thispaper we discuss a particular example,and calculate the critical value of in-plane pressure.We see that the asymptotic expansion obtained by the multiple scales is completelyconsistent with that of the exact solution.     

AN EXACT ANALYSIS OF THERMAL BUCKLING OF PIEZOELECTRIC LAMINATED PLATES

In this paper,the governing differential equations of elastic stability problems in ther-mopiezoelectric media are deduced.The solutions of the thermal buckling problems for piezoelectriclaminated plates are presented in the context of the mathematical theory of elasticity.Owing to thecomplexity of the eigenvalue problem involved,the critical temperature values of thermal bucklingmust be solved numerically.The numerical results for piezoelectric/non-piezoelectric laminated platesare presented and the influence of piezoelectricity upon thermal buckling temperature is discussed.     

THE MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND GENERALIZED VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES OF NONLINEAR ANALYSIS FOR PERFORATED THIN PLATES

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PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF THIN PLATES WITH ANISOTROPIC HARDENING

In this paper we discuss the adoption of the anisotropic hardening model due to theexistence of Bauschinger effect when thin plate is applied by repeated loading.The loadingcondition of thin plates for linear kinematic hardening has been deduced in terms ofgeneralized forces and generalized plastic deformation.And it can be extended to nonlinearkinematic hardening and mixed hardening.Finally as an example the numerical results areobtained for a circular plate.     

STUDIES OF NONLINEAR THEORIES FOR THIN SHELLS

In order to formulate the equations for the study here,the Fourier expansions upon the system of orthonormal polynomials are used.It may be considerably convenient to obtain the expressions of dis-placements as well as stresses directly from the solutions.Based on the principle of virtual work the equilibrium equations of va-rious orders are formulated.In particular,the system of third-order is given in detail,thus providing the reference for accur-acy analysis of lower-order equations.A theorem about the differentiation of Legendre series term by term is proved as the basis of mathematical analysis.Therefore the functions used are specified and the analysis rendered is no longer a formal one.The analysis will show that the Kirchhoff-Love’s theory is merely of the first-order and the theory which includes the transverse de-formation but keeps the normal straight is essentially of the first order,too.     

NONLINEAR BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF HYPERBOLIC COOLING TOWER SHELL WITH RING-STIFFENERS

This paper is concerned with a numerical solution of hyperbolic cooling tower shell,a class of full nonlinear problems in solid mechanics of considerable interest in engineering applications.In this analysis,the post-buckling analysis of cooling tower shell with discrete fixed support and under the action of wind loads and dead load is studied.The influences of ring-stiffener on instability load are also discussed.In addition,a new solution procedure for nonlinear problems which is the combination of load increment iteration with modified R-C are-length method is suggested.Finally,some conclusions having important significance for practice engineering are given.     

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR BUCKLING EIGENVALUE PROBLEM AND ITS CONVERGENCE ANALYSIS

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A catastrophe model for the impact torsional buckling of elastic cylindrical shell

The catastrophe theory is used to study the impact buckling of elastic structures. A criterion for impact buckling is established based on the proposed catastrophe system, in whose bifurcation set the critical step load is located. By the present theory, the impact torsional buckling for a clamped cylindrical shell is studied and the critical step torques for different imperfections are given. Also, the static critical torque is given, and it is shown that the critical step torque is smaller than the critical static torque.The project is supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China     

静水压力下环加肋圆柱壳总体与局部失稳分析的复合有限条法

本文提出了一种计算环加肋圆柱壳稳定性的新方法─—复合有限条法。该方法能够在一个复合有限条元中计入若干个横向加肋的影响，井能考虑肋骨的偏心，是一种子结构方法。算例表明，复合有限条法具有很高的求解精度和效率，是一种分析加肋柱壳结构的较理想方法。该方法不仅能够计算环加肋圆柱壳的总体失稳临界载荷，而且可计算其局部失稳临界载荷。     

Studies on the torsional buckling of elastic cylindrical shells

The experimental phenomenon and theoretical analysis are given for the torsional buckling of elastic cylindrical shells. From the experiment, it is found that the postbuckling deformation doesn't occupy the whole length when the shell is longer. In the theoretical calculation, only the normal displacement boundary condition is taken into account. By comparing the present calculation results with the accurate result of Yamakis theory and the results of the present experiment, it is shown that the influence of the axial and circumference boundary condition is less important.     

Interaction of buckling modes in thin-walled cylinders

This paper presents a summary of some recent buckling tests conducted on thin-walled cylinders. These tests were made with the cylinders in axial compression, hoop compression, torsion and combinations of all three. Results show that presently available design material on the interaction of buckling modes may need to be updated.     

The impact torsional buckling of elastic cylindrical shells with arbitrary form imperfection

A perturbation analysis for the impact torsional buckling of imperfective elastic cylindrical shells subjected to a step torque is given..The imperfection is supposed to be small and has arbitrary form.It is shown that only the imperfection which has the shape of static torsional buckling mode could influence the critical step torque.Finally a formula is presented for the critical step torque.     

The impact torsional buckling for the rigid plastic cylindrical shell

By using the energy criterion in[3],the impact torsional buckling for the rigid plastic cylindrical shell is studied.The linear dynamic torsional buckling equations for the rigid plastic shell is drived,and the critical impact velocity is given.     

Experimental studies on dynamic plastic buckling of circular cylindrical shells under axial impact

In the present paper, experimental studies on dynamic plasticbuckling of circular cylindrical shells under axial impact are carried out. Hopkinson bar and drop hammer apparatus are used for dynamic loading. Three groups of circular cylindrical shells made of copper are tested under axial impact. From the experiments, the first critical velocity corresponding to the axi-symmetric buckling mode and the second critical velocity corresponding to the non-axisymmetric buckling mode are determined. The present results come close to those of second critical velocity given by Wang Ren^[4–6]. Two different kinds of non-axisymmetric buckling modes oval-shaped and triangle shaped are founded. The buckling modes under two loading cases, viz. with small mass but high velocity and with large mass and low velocity using Hopkinson bar and drop hammer, are different. Their critical energies are also discussed. The project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (19672039) and the Foundation for Returned Scholar from Abroad of Shanxi Province     

Effects of layer number and initial pressure on continuum-based buckling analysis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes accounting for van der Waals interaction

The structural instability of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) has captured extensive attention due to the unique characteristic of extremely thin hollow cylinder structure. The previous studies usually focus on the buckling behavior without considering the effects of the wall number and initial pressure. In this paper, the axial buckling behavior of MWCNTs with the length-to-outermost radius ratio less than 20 is investigated within the framework of the Donnell shell theory. The governing equations for the infinitesimal buckling of MWCNTs are established, accounting for the van der Waals (vdW) interaction between layers. The effects of the wall number, initial pressure prior to buckling, and aspect ratio on the critical buckling mode, buckling load, and buckling strain are discussed, respectively. Specially, the four-walled and twenty-walled CNTs are studied in detail, indicating the fact that the buckling instability may occur in other layers besides the outermost layer. The obtained results extend the buckling analysis of the continuum-based model, and provide theoretical support for the application of CNTs.     

Localized analysis of thin-walled structure's buckling/initial post-buckling and its accuracy

A method of localization is proposed to lower the high order of equations in FEM calculation for the stability of a complex thin-walled structure. The localized analysis enables us to obtain both the upper and lower limits for the bifurcating point in a whole linear-elastic structural system, as well as an approximate solution to asymptotic post-buckling problem. Some numerical examples are included. Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China     

开口复合材料柱壳屈曲与补救有限元分析

用有限元法对含有轴向裂纹的开口加强复合材料柱壳结构进行了补救研究;分析其压缩屈曲强度与模态情况,得到了裂纹长度与屈曲强度的关系,并与无裂纹的结构进行了对比.结果表明:裂纹长度在200mm以下时,对整个结构承载能力影响很小;当裂纹长度继续增大时,屈曲区域从开口上方转移到裂纹附近,屈曲强度开始急剧下降.为了加强裂纹所在区域结构的承剪能力,进行适当的修补后,可使屈曲模态与无裂纹柱壳相同,且屈曲强度稍有增加,从而证明了所提出补救方法的有效性.