Buckling of thin-walled columns accounting for initial geometrical imperfections

The paper is devoted to the effect of some geometrical imperfections on the critical buckling load of axially compressed thin-walled I-columns. The analytical formulas for the critical torsional and flexural buckling loads accounting for the initial curvature of the column axis or the twist angle respectively are derived. The classical assumptions of theory of thin-walled beams with non-deformable cross-sections are adopted. The non-linear differential equations are derived and the critical buckling loads are approximated by means of the Galerkin’s method. Comparison of analytical results to numerical analysis of simply supported I-columns by means of finite element method (FEM) is provided. Moreover the analytical formulas is adapted to I-columns with lipped flanges and satisfactory agreement of analytical and numerical results of stability analysis is observed.     

The effect of transverse shear deformation on the buckling of two-layer composite columns with interlayer slip

This paper presents an efficient mathematical model for studying the buckling behavior of geometrically perfect elastic two-layer composite columns with interlayer slip between the layers. The present analytical model is based on the linearized stability theory and is capable of predicting exact critical buckling loads. Based on the parametric analysis, the critical buckling loads are compared to those in the literature. It is shown that the discrepancy between the different methods can be up to approximately 22%. In addition, a combined and an individual effect of pre-buckling shortening and transverse shear deformation on the critical buckling loads is studied in detail. A comprehensive parametric analysis reveals that generally the effect of pre-buckling shortening can be neglected, while, on the other hand, the effect of transverse shear deformation can be significant. This effect can be up to 20% for timber composite columns, 40% for composite columns very flexible in shear (pyrolytic graphite), while for metal composite columns it is insignificant.     

Thermal buckling of axisymmetrically laminated cylindrically orthotropic shallow spherical shells including transverse shear

The nonlinear thermal buckling of symmetrically laminated cylindrically orthotropic shallow spherical shell under temperature field and uniform pressure including transverse shear is studied. Also the analytic formulas for determining the critical buckling loads under different temperature fields are obtained by using the modified iteration method. The effect of transverse shear deformation and different temperature fields on critical buckling load is discussed.     

Buckling analysis of Euler columns embedded in an elastic medium with general elastic boundary conditions

In this article, an efficient analytical method for elastically restrained Euler columns embedded in an elastic medium has been proposed to calculate buckling loads. The lateral deflection function under compression is represented by a Fourier sine series. Stokes’ transformation is employed to develop the legitimized stability equations. Explicit analytical expressions are derived, which can be used for any type of boundary conditions. The efficiency of present formulation is demonstrated by comparing the results to those obtained by imposing three well-known boundary conditions available in the literature. A very good agreement has been obtained. The present formulation permits to have more efficient coefficient matrix for calculating the buckling loads of Euler columns with any desired boundary conditions.     

Analytical solution for buckling of asymmetrically delaminated Reissner’s elastic columns including transverse shear

The exact analytical solution of buckling in delaminated columns is presented. In order to investigate analytically the influence of axial and shear strains on buckling loads the geometrically exact beam theory is employed with no simplification of the governing equations. The critical forces are then obtained by the linearized stability theory. In the paper, we limit the studies to linear elastic columns with a single delamination, but with arbitrary longitudinal and vertical asymmetry of delamination and arbitrary boundary conditions. The studies of quantitative and qualitative influence of transverse shear are shown in detail and extensive results for buckling loads with respect to delamination length, thickness and longitudinal position are presented.     

Designing Continuous Columns for Minimum Total Cost of Material and Interior Supports

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Optimal design of nonuniform, elastic, continuous columns with an unspecified number of available interior supports is considered. Subject to prescribed Euler buckling load, column length, and a prebuckling stress constraint, we detennine the optimal design and the optimal number and positions of interior supports in such a way as to minimize the total cost of column material and interior supports. Specific results are presented for columns with geometrically similar cross-sections.     

Effect of initial imperfections in geometry on the elastic-plastic stability of a thin annular plate

In this paper,Neale’S generalized variational principle aboutincremental boundarg-value problems is utilized to study theeffect of initial imperfections in geometry on tbe criticalloads of elasticoplastic buckling of thin annular plates.Thecalculations show that.if the effect of initial imperfectionsin geometrg is taken into account in the solutions by J_2 in-cremental theorg.the results are very close to the bifurca-tional buckling loads of the perfect annular Plates accordingto the plastic deformation theorg.     

Postbuckling analysis of columns resting on an elastic foundation

The postbuckling response of perfect and geometrically imperfect elastic columns resting on an elastic Winkler type foundation is thoroughly discussed. This is established by employing an approximate analytic technique leading to very reliable results in the vicinity of the critical state. It was found that the critical state of perfect columns is a stable symmetric bifurcation point and consequently there is no sensitivity to initial geometrical imperfections. Moreover, a simple but readily analyzed mechanical model is proposed to simulate the salient features of buckling mechanism of the column on elastic foundation with those of the model. The simplicity, reliability and efficiency of the proposed analysis as well as the successful modeling of the buckling mechanism of the column by that of a single mode mechanical model are illustrated with the aid of numerical examples.     

Buckling and post-buckling of extensible rods revisited: A multiple-scale solution

An exact non-linear formulation of the equilibrium of elastic prismatic rods subjected to compression and planar bending is presented, electing as primary displacement variable the cross-section rotations and taking into account the axis extensibility. Such a formulation proves to be sufficiently general to encompass any boundary condition. The evaluation of critical loads for the five classical Euler buckling cases is pursued, allowing for the assessment of the axis extensibility effect. From the quantitative viewpoint, it is seen that such an influence is negligible for very slender bars, but it dramatically increases as the slenderness ratio decreases. From the qualitative viewpoint, its effect is that there are not infinite critical loads, as foreseen by the classical inextensible theory. The method of multiple (spatial) scales is used to survey the post-buckling regime for the five classical Euler buckling cases, with remarkable success, since very small deviations were observed with respect to results obtained via numerical integration of the exact equation of equilibrium, even when loads much higher than the critical ones were considered. Although known beforehand that such classical Euler buckling cases are imperfection insensitive, the effect of load offsets were also looked at, thus showing that the formulation is sufficiently general to accommodate this sort of analysis.     

On the nonlinear stability of a truncated shallow spherical shell under a concentrated load

In this paper, the axisymmetric nonlinear stability of a clamped truncated shallow spherical shell with a nondeformable rigid body at the center under a concentrated load is investigated by use of the modified iteration method. The analytic formulas of second approximation for determining the upper and lower critical buckling loads are obtained. This paper was read at The Third East China Symposium on Solid Mechanics, Jiuhuashan, October, 1986.     

局部削弱压杆的稳定性实验研究

因为缺乏相关的理论和实验研究,局部削弱压杆的临界载荷通常按无削弱压杆处理.工程中,局部削弱压杆的使用极为普遍.对局部削弱压杆的稳定性的定量研究结果,无论是工程中,还是材料力学教学中都是迫切需要的.本文在前人理论研究的基础上,对局部削弱压杆的临界载荷作了定量的实验研究.试验结果表明,对细长压杆,即使削弱部分的刚度下降达到38.9%,对失稳临界载荷的影响仍可忽略;试验结果与黄玉珊提出的对局部削弱压杆稳定性的定量计算方法也比较接近.研究结果对部分工程问题和材料力学教学都具有一定的指导意义.     

On single and bimodal optimum buckling loads of clamped columns

We study the problem of determining the optimum shape of a thin, elastic, clamped column of given length and volume, such that the fundamental buckling load is a maximum. The column cross-sections are assumed to be geometrically similar, and a minimum allowable value is specified for the cross-sectional area.Investigating the optimization problem parametrically in terms of this minimum constraint, we reveal a significant feature. There exists a threshold value for the constraint, beyond which the optimum columns are all associated with single mode optimum buckling loads, whereas, for any value of the constraint less than the threshold value, the optimum columns are associated with bimodal fundamental buckling loads.This bimodal behaviour necessitates an extension and a mathematical reformulation of the current optimization problem, which is outlined and solved in the paper. In particular, we revise the result hitherto considered to be the optimum solution for an unconstrained column with clamped ends.     

Characteristic-value analysis for plastic dynamic buckling of columns under elastoplastic compression waves

The characteristic-value analysis of plastic dynamic buckling is presented for columns under the action of elastoplastic compression wave caused by an axial-step load. Two critical conditions constituting a dynamic instability criterion are derived on the basis of transformation and conservation of energy. The governing equations, the boundary conditions and the continuity conditions derived by the use of the first critical condition are the same as those given by the adjacent-equilibrium criterion and are insufficient for determining two characteristic parameters involved in the governing equations. A supplementary restraint equation for buckling deformations at the plastic-wave front and the elastic-wave front is derived by the use of the second critical condition. Then, a couple of characteristic equations for two characteristic parameters are derived on the condition that the governing equations have non-trivial solutions satisfying the boundary conditions, the continuity conditions and the supplementary restraint equation. The critical-load parameters, dynamic characteristic parameter (exponent parameter of inertia term) and dynamic buckling modes are calculated from the solutions of the characteristic equations.     

ANALYSIS ON THE MAGNETO-ELASTIC-PLASTIC BUCKLING/SNAPPING OF CANTILEVER RECTANGULAR FERROMAGNETIC PLATES

An analysis of buckling/snapping and bending behaviors of magneto-elastic-plastic interaction and coupling for cantilever rectangular soft ferromagnetic plates is presented.Based on the expression of magnetic force from the variational principle of ferromagnetic plates,the buckling and bending theory of thin plates,the Mises yield criterion and the increment theory for plastic deformation,we establish a numerical code to quantitatively simulate the behaviors of the nonlinearly multi-fields coupling problems by the finite element method.Along with the phenom- ena of buckling/snapping and bending,or the characteristic curve of deflection versus magnitude of applied magnetic fields being numerically displayed,the critical loads of buckling/snapping, and the influences of plastic deformation and the width of plate on these critical loads,the plastic regions expanding with the magnitude of applied magnetic field,as well as the evolvement of deflection configuration of the plate are numerically obtained in a case study.     

The approximate analytical solution for the buckling loads of a thin-walled box column with variable cross-section

1.IntroductionThin-walledboxcolumnswithvariablecross-sectionareextensivelyusedascompressionmembersforhighbridgepiers,waterandtelevisiontowersandothersimilarstructures.Atpresent,however,fewpapersdealingwiththecriticalloadsoftorsional-fie-curalbucklingforthiskindofstructurescanbeseen.Inthispaper,bymeansoftheenergyprincipleandtheGalerkin'smethod,theapproximateexpressionsforcalculatingthecriticalloadsoffie-curalandtorsionalbucklingaredevelopedrespectively.Anapplicablecomputerprogramisworkedout,an…     

Exact buckling solution for two-layer Timoshenko beams with interlayer slip

This paper deals with the buckling behavior of two-layer shear-deformable beams with partial interaction. The Timoshenko kinematic hypotheses are considered for both layers and the shear connection (no uplift is permitted) is represented by a continuous relationship between the interface shear flow and the corresponding slip. A set of differential equations is obtained from a general 3D bifurcation analysis, using the above assumptions. Original closed-form analytical solutions of the buckling load and mode of the composite beam under axial compression are derived for various boundary conditions. The new expressions of the critical loads are shown to be consistent with the ones corresponding to the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, when transverse shear stiffnesses go to infinity. The proposed analytical formulae are validated using 2D finite element computations. Parametric analyses are performed, especially including the limiting cases of perfect bond and no bond. The effect of shear flexibility is particularly emphasized.     

Study of static and dynamic stability of flexible rods in a geometrically nonlinear statement

We study static and dynamic stability problems for a thin flexible rod subjected to axial compression with the geometric nonlinearity explicitly taken into account. In the case of static action of a force, the critical load and the bending shapes of the rod were determined by Euler. Lavrent’ev and Ishlinsky discovered that, in the case of rod dynamic loading significantly greater than the Euler static critical load, there arise buckling modes with a large number of waves in the longitudinal direction. Lavrent’ev and Ishlinsky referred to the first loading threshold discovered by Euler as the static threshold, and the subsequent ones were called dynamic thresholds; they can be attained under impact loading if the pulse growth time is less than the system relaxation time. Later, the buckling mechanism in this case and the arising parametric resonance were studied in detail by Academician Morozov and his colleagues.In this paper, we complete and develop the approach to studying dynamic rod systems suggested by Morozov; in particular, we construct exact and approximate analytic solutions by using a system of special functions generalizing the Jacobi elliptic functions. We obtain approximate analytic solutions of the nonlinear dynamic problem of flexible rod deformation under longitudinal loading with regard to the boundary conditions and show that the analytic solution of static rod system stability problems in a geometrically nonlinear statement permits exactly determining all possible shapes of the bent rod and the complete system of buckling thresholds. The study of approximate analytic solutions of dynamic problems of nonlinear vibrations of rod systems loaded by lumped forces after buckling in the deformed state allows one to determine the vibration frequencies and then the parametric resonance thresholds.     

Dynamics of a rigid-plastic curvilinear plate of varying thickness with an arbitrary hole

A perfect rigid–plastic body is used as a model to develop a general procedure for analyzing the dynamic behavior of an arbitrary curvilinear plate of variable thickness with an arbitrary internal hole. The plate is subjected to an arbitrary, uniform, short-term dynamic surface load. Two plate deformation patterns are considered. Analytic formulas for plastic zones, ultimate loads, and residual deflections are presented. Numerical examples are given     

面内阶跃载荷下矩形薄板的塑性动力屈曲

对于面内阶跃载荷作用下矩形薄板的塑性动力屈曲问题,将临界应力和屈曲惯性项指数参数作为双特征参数求解。由相邻平衡准则导出失稳控制方程,由动力屈曲发生瞬间的能量转换和守恒准则,导出波阵面上的屈曲变形补充约束条件。失稳控制方程、边界条件、塑性波阵面上的连续条件和补充约束条件构成了定量求解两个特征参数和动力屈曲模态的完备条件。研究了矩形薄板塑性动力屈曲过程中板的厚宽比、冲击载荷大小、屈曲模态和临界屈曲长度之间的关系。     

First applications of a novel unified model for global and local buckling of sandwich columns

Due to the intrinsic heterogeneity of sandwich structures, phenomena at various scales can co-exist in these layered-like assembly of thick-soft and thin-stiff materials. Especially under in-plane compression loadings, geometrical instabilities can occur at both global (structure) and local (skins) scales. Therefore, the in-plane compressive response of sandwich structures is of major concern in designing structural applications. In the present paper, the first applications of a novel unified model for sandwiches are presented, with closed-form solutions for both global and local buckling. For the perfect structure, analytical critical loads are extracted for a simply supported beam, through the calculation of two eigenvalues leading to three buckling modes: it appears that the eigenvalue associated with the antisymmetrical mode can correspond to the occurrence of either global or local (wrinkling) buckling. These global and local loads from the present unified model are shown to compare very well with the predictions given by the most complete specific models from the literature. Moreover, it is shown that conversely to the classical models, our approach yields critical loads that depend only on rigorous well-founded mechanical hypotheses. The simple but general analytical expressions from the unified model permit to select quickly configurations against local and global buckling. In this simplified framework, conclusions can be drawn from this unified model capable of properly predicting the phenomena at both scales. This simplified study is essential in getting an insight in the role played by each geometrical and material parameter, the combination of which is of importance for subsequent non-linear interactive post-buckling analyses (Léotoing et al., 2001).