Buckling behavior of compression-loaded composite cylindrical shells with reinforced cutouts

Results from a numerical study of the response of thin-walled compression-loaded quasi-isotropic laminated composite cylindrical shells with unreinforced and reinforced square cutouts are presented. The effects of cutout reinforcement orthotropy, size, and thickness on the non-linear response of the shells are described. A high-fidelity non-linear analysis procedure has been used to predict the non-linear response of the shells. The analysis procedure includes a non-linear static analysis that predicts stable response characteristics of the shells and a non-linear transient analysis that predicts unstable dynamic buckling response characteristics. The results illustrate the complex non-linear response of a compression-loaded shell with an unreinforced cutout. In particular, a local buckling response occurs in the shell near the cutout and is caused by a complex non-linear coupling between local shell-wall deformations and in-plane destabilizing compression stresses near the cutout. In general, reinforcement around a cutout in a compression-loaded shell can retard or eliminate the local buckling response near the cutout and increase the buckling load of the shell. However, results are presented that show how certain reinforcement configurations can cause an unexpected increase in the magnitude of local deformations and stresses in the shell and cause a reduction in the buckling load. Specific cases are presented that suggest that the orthotropy, thickness, and size of a cutout reinforcement in a shell can be tailored to achieve improved buckling response characteristics.     

Buckling analysis of cylindrical shells with random geometric imperfections

In this paper the effect of random geometric imperfections on the limit loads of isotropic, thin-walled, cylindrical shells under deterministic axial compression is presented. Therefore, a concept for the numerical prediction of the large scatter in the limit load observed in experiments using direct Monte Carlo simulation technique in context with the Finite Element method is introduced. Geometric imperfections are modeled as a two dimensional, Gaussian stochastic process with prescribed second moment characteristics based on a data bank of measured imperfections. (The initial imperfection data bank at the Delft University of Technology, Part 1. Technical Report LR-290, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology). In order to generate realizations of geometric imperfections, the estimated covariance kernel is decomposed into an orthogonal series in terms of eigenfunctions with corresponding uncorrelated Gaussian random variables, known as the Karhunen-Loéve expansion. For the determination of the limit load a geometrically non-linear static analysis is carried out using the general purpose code STAGS (STructural Analysis of General Shells, user manual, LMSC P032594, version 3.0, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Co., Inc., Palo Alto, CA, USA). As a result of the direct Monte Carlo simulation, second moment characteristics of the limit load are presented. The numerically predicted statistics of the limit load coincide reasonably well with the actual observations, particularly in view of the limited data available, which is reflected in the statistical estimators.     

Nonlinear stability of a defective cylindrical shell

A cylindrical shell with a shape defect is studied. A one DOF modelling is derived. Its nonlinear behaviour is investigated by using both harmonic balance method and normal form theory. Stability domains are computed according to 2 parameters related to the frequency and the amplitude of the external forcing.     

激光辐照下圆柱壳结构的稳定性分析

针对航天工程中常用的承受轴压作用的薄壁圆柱壳,分别采用解析方法与特征值屈曲有限元方法分析了圆柱壳结构在均匀轴压作用下的稳定性能,得到了屈曲承载力.并进行了对比,验证了有限元模型的合理性.采用线性屈曲特征值有限元方法分析了强激光辐照作用下圆柱壳的稳定性能,分析表明激光辐照导致壳体局部温度上升并由此带来材料参数的改变,是因为激光辐照在壳体中引起了热应力与热应变,使轴压圆柱壳的屈曲承载力明显降低.论文还着重对加筋圆柱壳结构的稳定性进行了研究,数值分析结果表明,加筋能有效提高圆柱壳结构的抗压承载力,激光辐照作用下,加筋对轴压作用下圆柱壳的屈曲承载力的提高作用更为明显.     

Discrete-layer models for multilayered shells accounting for interlayer continuity

Based on adiscrete-layer approach, in a recent series of papers, the first author has developed the equations governing the elastodynamic behaviour of moderately thick multilayered anisotropic plates by making use of a displacement field which allows a non-linear variation of the in-plane displacements through the laminate thickness and fulfilsa priori the static and geometric continuity conditions at the interfaces between two adjacent layers. Based on this approach, in the present paper we derive the equations of motion and variationally consistent boundary conditions of moderately multilayered anisotropic shells. To show the accuracy and reliability of the proposed approach, closed-form solutions are given and compared with results from three-dimensional elasticity and other approximate bi-dimensional models with and without continuous interlayer stresses. Based on this numerical investigation, the proposed approach appears to work very well.

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Sommario Facendo uso di un approccio del tipodiscrete-layer, in una recente serie di lavori, il primo autore ha rieavato le equazioni del moto indefinite e le condizioni al contorno per piastre anisotrope multistrato, moderatamente spesse. L'approccio si basa sull'assunzione di una legge di variazione degli spostamenti secondo il piano tangente alla superficie media, ottenuta sovrapponendo una legge cubica ad una legge continua lineare a tratti; in tal modo risultano soddisfatte le condizioni di continuitá degli spostamenti e delle tensioni tangenziali all'interfaccia tra due strati. Nel presente lavoro, tale approccio viene esteso al caso di gusci multistrato anisotropi, moderatamente spessi. La validitá dell'approccio proposto viene suffragata mediante confronti numerici con risultati, reperiti in letteratura, ottenuti utilizzando o la teoria dell'elasticitá tridimensionale o altri modelli bidimensionali piú o meno sofisticati.

     

On the different formulations in linear bifurcation analysis of laminated cylindrical shells

The stability pattern of shells is governed by a set of nonlinear partial differential equations. The solution procedure can be simplified, and fast and accurate predictions of the critical buckling load obtained, with the aid of a multilevel approach. Under this approach the lower levels are implemented by means of the perturbation technique, with the nonlinear prebuckling deformation disregarded, and a linear set of equations solved for each state. It turns out, however, that in these circumstances the prediction may differ depending on the chosen formulation. In an attempt to find the reasons for these differences, the linear bifurcation buckling behavior of laminated cylindrical shells was examined via two well-known formulations, with u–v–w and w–F as the unknowns. A third, mixed formulation, was found the most reliable in predicting the buckling behavior.     

Dynamic deformation of a cylindrical composite shell with filler subject to radial two-frequency excitation

We discuss test data on the nonlinear dynamic deformation of the elastic wall of a cylindrical glassfiber-reinforced shell (empty or filled) subject to radial two-frequency excitation. It is revealed that such processes can be accompanied (especially at the lowest resonant frequencies) by the cyclic variation in the amplitude and deformation mode between traveling and standing circumferential wave     

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.     

Elastoplastic stress analysis for cylindrical shell with flat strip imperfection

Based on unequidistant B-spline function, generalized spline subdomain displacement mode of rotational shell is obtained by taking double-direction interpolation of spline. The elastoplastic constitutive equation of shells is established by using the endochronic theory.According to the initial deflection theory of shells, the elastoplastic stress analysis of cylindrical shells with flat strip geometrical imperfection is studied. Numerical results show that the geometrical imperfection has a great effect on the stress distribution of shells.     

Investigation of vacancy defects effects on the buckling behavior of SWCNTs via a structural mechanics approach

In this paper, the influence of various vacancy defects on the critical buckling loads and strains in carbon nanotubes under axial compression is investigated via a new structural model in ABAQUS software. The necessity of desirable conditions and expensive tests for experimental methods, in addition to the time expenditure required for atomic simulations, are the motivation for this work, which, in addition to yielding accurate results, avoids the obstacles of the previous methods. In fact, this model is a combination of other structural models designed to eliminate the deficiencies inherent in individual approaches. Because the present model is constructed in the CAE space of ABAQUS, there is no need to program for different loading and boundary conditions. A nonlinear connector is considered for modeling of stretching and torsional interactions, and a nonlinear spring is used for modeling of the angle variation interactions. A Morse potential is employed for stretching and bending potentials, and a periodic type of bond torsion is used for torsion interactions. The effect of different types of vacancy defects at various locations on the critical buckling loads and strains is studied for zigzag and armchair nanotubes with various aspect ratios (Length/Diameter). Comparison of our results with those of buckling of shells with cutouts indicates that vacancy defects in the carbon nanotubes can most likely be modeled as cutouts of the shells. Finally, results of the present structural model are compared with those from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation and show good agreement between our model and the MD model.     

夹芯圆柱壳在水下爆炸载荷作用下的抗冲击特性

采用声固耦合方法对夹芯圆柱壳和等质量的普通圆柱壳在爆炸载荷作用下的应变、速度和加速度进行有限元计算。结果表明:夹芯防护层对爆炸冲击波可起到较好的衰减作用,即通过芯层的塑性变形,耗散了冲击过程中产生的大部分能量,对里面的圆柱壳体起到较好的保护作用,由于夹芯防护层的存在,与等质量的普通圆柱壳相比,夹芯圆柱壳能够承受更强的爆炸冲击波,降低结构的整体变形。     

Stability and initial postbuckling behavior of anisotropic cylindrical shells subject to torsion

The paper presents an analytical solution describing the stability and postbuckling behavior of a cylindrical shell made of an anisotropic material with one plane of symmetry and subjected to torques at the ends. The solution is found using Koiter's buckling theory and the Donnell-Mushtari-Vlasov theory of anisotropic shells. The force and deflection functions are approximated by trigonometric series that satisfy hinged boundary conditions. The system of algebraic equations to which the problem is reduced at the main stage of solution is analyzed. Specific results on stability and sensitivity to imperfections of boron-plastic shells consisting of layers with different reinforcement directions are obtained __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 48–73, January 2008.     

内部爆炸加载下柱壳的环周分裂数

基于有限长度柱壳的Gurney速度公式,以壳体平均半径估算平均应变率,同时考虑壳体剪切断裂时的断裂面长度与径向壁厚的差异,对Grady-Kipp方法进行了修正,得到柱壳剪切断裂模式下环周分裂数的完整表达式。利用修正方法分析得到的环周分裂数计算结果与实验数据分析结果符合更好。以20号低碳钢柱壳为例,对其在TNT爆炸加载下的膨胀断裂进行了三维数值模拟,得到的环周分裂数模拟结果与实验结果符合较好。

     

Dynamics of an elastic cylindrical shell with a gas–liquid medium subject to two-frequency vibrational excitation

The paper presents experimental results on nonlinear dynamic processes such as the deformation of the elastic wall of a cylindrical shell filled with a fluid and the formation and clustering of gas bubbles, which interact under two-frequency excitation Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 112–122, November 2008.     

On the application of boundary layer method in the large deflection plastic buckling of a cylindrical shell

Using a cylindrical shell under axial loading as an example, we discuss the possibility of applying the membrane theory together with the boundary layer correction to analyze the large deflection plastic buckling problem. In the cases of fixed ends and simply-supported ends, the conditions to be satisfied for using the boundary layer method (also called the composite-expansion method) are given and discussed.     

Mechanical buckling of a functionally graded cylindrical shell with axial and circumferential stiffeners using the third-order shear deformation theory

This paper deals with an analytical approach of the buckling behavior of a functionally graded circular cylindrical shell under axial pressure with external axial and circumferential stiffeners. The shell properties are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness direction. Fundamental relations and equilibrium and stability equations are derived using the third-order shear deformation theory. The resulting equations are employed to obtain the closed-form solution for the critical buckling loads. A simply supported boundary condition is considered for both edges of the shell. The comparison of the results of this study with those in the literature validates the present analysis. The effects of material composition (volume fraction exponent), of the number of stiffeners and of shell geometry parameters on the characteristics of the critical buckling load are described. The analytical results are compared and validated using the finite-element method. The results show that the inhomogeneity parameter, the geometry of the shell and the number of stiffeners considerably affect the critical buckling loads.