Stability analysis of cantilever carbon nanotubes subjected to partially distributed tangential force and viscoelastic foundation

Dynamic instability of cantilever carbon nanotubes conveying fluid embedded in viscoelastic foundation under a partially distributed tangential force is investigated based on nonlocal elasticity theory and Euler–Bernouli beam theory. The present study has incorporated the effects of nonlocal parameter, Knudsen number, surface effects and magnetic field. And two main parameters have also considered, namely partially distributed tangential force and foundation. It is assumed that viscoelastic foundation has modeled as Kelvin–Voigt, Maxwell and Standard linear solid types. The size-dependent governing equation of transverse vibration is derived using Hamilton’s variational principle and discretized by the Galerkin truncation method. A detailed parameter study is carried out, indicating the stability behavior of the nanotubes. In the light of numerical results, it is shown that variables considered in nondimensional equations have significant effects on natural frequencies and flutter velocities, especially for the foundation distribution length and model as well as the partially distributed tangential force.     

Buckling and vibration analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic circular cylindrical shells

Buckling and vibration analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic (FGMETE) circular cylindrical shell are carried out in the present work. The Hamilton principle, higher order shear deformation theory, constitutive equation considering coupling effect between mechanical, electric, magnetic, thermal are considered to derive the equations of motion and distribution of electrical potential, magnetic potential along the thickness direction of FGMETE circular cylindrical shell. The influences of various external loads, such as axis force, temperature difference between the bottom and top surface of shell, surface electric voltage and magnetic voltage, on the buckling response of FGMETE circular cylindrical shell are investigated. The natural frequency obtained by present method is compared with results in open literature and a good agreement is obtained.     

Stress distribution caused by two neighboring out-of-plane locally cophasally curved fibers in a composite material

In the present paper, within the framework of a piecewise homogenous body model, with the use of the exact three-dimensional equations of elasticity theory, a method proposed earlier is developed for investigating the stress distribution caused by two neighboring out-of-plane locally cophasally curved fibers located along two parallel planes in an infinite elastic body. The body is loaded at infinity by uniformly distributed normal forces in the direction of fiber location. The self-equilibrated normal and shear stresses caused by the curved fibers are analyzed, and the influences of interaction between the fibers and of the geometric nonlinearity on the distribution of these stresses are studied. Numerical results for this interaction are obtained.     

带有圆柱形孔洞弹性半空间的表面效应分析

针对表面应力在纳米结构控制机械响应中的重要性,利用复变函数的基本方法,研究了含有圆柱形孔洞的弹性半空间的表面应力问题.将含有缺陷的接触问题分解为均匀介质的接触问题和无外载荷的非均匀介质的接触问题两部分进行分析.结果显示:接触表面的应力和位移有很强的尺寸依赖性,同时表面位移可以用表面应力函数表示.     

Spatial distributions of islands in fractal surfaces and natural surfaces

The size and spatial distributions of islands in random fractal surfaces and natural islands are investigated. Multi-scale island distributions from a fractal surface are analyzed to determine the size distribution of islands, such as the number of islands greater than a particular size, and this was found to exhibit a Korcak-type empirical relation. In the same multi-scale analysis, the spatial distribution of islands, which is the number of islands less than or equal to a particular distance between a pair of islands, is also investigated to determine the effects of differences in scale. The spatial distribution of distance between uniformly distributed islands is analytically calculated and compared with the island distributions of the fractal surface. We seek to determine the degree of resemblance between simulated spatial distributions and the natural island distribution of French Polynesia. We also estimate the size and spatial distributions of islands according to different sea levels.     

Nonlinear low frequency water waves in a cylindrical shell subjected to high frequency excitations – Part I: Experimental study

This paper presents an experimental investigation on nonlinear low frequency gravity water waves in a partially filled cylindrical shell subjected to high frequency horizontal excitations. The characteristics of natural frequencies and mode shapes of the water–shell coupled system are discussed. The boundaries for onset of gravity waves are measured and plotted by curves of critical excitation force magnitude with respect to excitation frequency. For nonlinear water waves, the time history signals and their spectrums of motion on both water surface and shell are recorded. The shapes of water surface are also measured using scanning laser vibrometer. In particular, the phenomenon of transitions between different gravity wave patterns is observed and expressed by the waterfall graphs. These results exhibit pronounced nonlinear properties of shell–fluid coupled system.     

圆柱形平头弹体对薄靶板的垂直冲击

本文提出了弹体冲击靶板时弹靶接触面的运动速度和接触面上所受法向应力的解析表达式.这些解析式是著名的Hopkins-Kolsky理论的推广.由于弹道极限速度在工程实际中的重要性,本文也给出了弹道极限速度的解析表达式.本文并证明了,作用在与靶板相接触的冲塞圆柱面上的沿板厚方向的剪应力,与板厚方向的坐标无关.     

Nonlinear dynamics of a machining system with two interdependent delays

The dynamics of turning by a tool head with two rows, each containing several cutters, is considered. A mathematical model of a process with two interdependent delays with the possibility of cutting discontinuity is analyzed. The domains of dynamic instability are derived, and the influence of technological parameters on system response is presented. The numeric analysis show that there exists specific conditions for given regimes in which one row of cutters produces an intermittent chip form while the other row produces continuous chips. It is demonstrated that the contribution of parametric excitation by shape roughness of an imperfect (unmachined) cylindrical workpiece surface is not substantial due to the special filtering properties of cutters that are uniformly distributed circumferentially along the tool head.     

Free vibration analysis of FGM cylindrical shells surrounded by Pasternak elastic foundation in thermal environment considering fluid-structure interaction

This paper presents an investigation on partially fluid-filled cylindrical shells made of functionally graded materials (FGM) surrounded by elastic foundations (Pasternak elastic foundation) in thermal environment. Material properties are assumed to be temperature dependent and radially variable in terms of volume fraction of ceramic and metal according to a simple power law distribution. The shells are reinforced by stiffeners attached to their inside and outside in which the material properties of shell and the stiffeners are assumed to be continuously graded in the thickness direction. The formulations are derived based on smeared stiffeners technique and classical shell theory using higher-order shear deformation theory which accounts for shear flexibility through shell's thickness. Displacements and rotations of the shell middle surface are approximated by combining polynomial functions in the meridian direction and truncated Fourier series with an appropriate number of harmonic terms in the circumferential direction. The governing equations of liquid motion are derived using a finite strip element formulation of incompressible inviscid potential flow. The dynamic pressure of the fluid is expanded as a power series in the radial direction. Moreover, the quiescent liquid free surface is modeled by concentric annular rings. A detailed numerical study is carried out to investigate the effects of power-law index of functional graded material, fluid depth, stiffeners, boundary conditions, temperature and geometry of the shell on the natural frequency of eccentrically stiffened functionally graded shell surrounded by Pasternak foundations.     

Application of a hybrid meshless technique for natural frequencies analysis in functionally graded thick hollow cylinder subjected to suddenly thermal loading

A hybrid meshless technique based on composition of meshless local Petrov–Galerkin method (for spatial variables) and Newmark finite difference method (for time domain) is developed for natural frequencies analysis of thick cylinder made of functionally graded materials (FGMs). The FG cylinder is assumed to be under suddenly thermal loading, axisymmetric and plane strain conditions. The dynamic behaviors and time history of displacements are obtained in time domain using Green–Naghdi (GN) theory of coupled thermo-elasticity (without energy dissipation). Using fast Fourier transform (FFT) technique, the displacements are transferred to frequency domain and all natural frequencies are illustrated for various grading patterns of FGMs. The variations of mechanical properties in FG thick hollow cylinder are considered to be in nonlinear volume fraction law through radial direction. The presented hybrid meshless technique furnishes a ground to analyze the effects of various grading patterns of FGMs on natural frequencies, which are obtained employing GN coupled thermo-elasticity governing equations. Also, the frequency history and natural frequencies are illustrated for various grading patterns at several points across thickness of cylinder.     

Boundary-value contact problem of thermoelastoplasticity for a two-layer eccentric cylindrical pipe

We formulate the plane two-dimensional static boundary-value contact problem of thermoelastoplasticity for a two-layer eccentric cylindrical pipe under the action of a temperature field and compressive normal stresses that are uniformly distributed on its lateral surfaces and present its approximate solution. We assume that the mechanical and thermophysical properties of the materials are temperature-independent, plastic strains arise on the interior lateral surface of the two-layer pipe and completely envelop it, and the material of the pipe is perfectly elastoplastic, incompressible in the domain of plasticity, and satisfies the Tresca-Saint-Venant plasticity condition. I. Franko L'viv State University, L'viv. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 57–66, April–June, 1998.     

Formation of uniformly sized metal droplets from a capillary jet by electromagnetic force

A new method for producing uniformly sized metal droplets is proposed. In this method, an intermittent electromagnetic pinch force is applied to a capillary jet of liquid metal to generate fluctuations of equal interval on the surface of the jet. As the fluctuations grow, the liquid metal jet breaks into small droplets whose size depends on the frequency of the intermittent electromagnetic pinch force. The breakup of the capillary jet is numerically simulated by performing multiphase fluid flow analysis with surface tracking (volume of fluid method) and electromagnetic force analysis. The simulation results agree well with the results of model experiments. The jet breaks up into uniformly sized droplets when the frequency of the intermittent force equals the frequency that corresponds to the natural disturbance wavelength of the capillary jet.     

Nonlinear dynamics and stability analysis of piezo-visco medium nanoshell resonator with electrostatic and harmonic actuation

In this paper, nonlinear dynamics, vibration and stability analysis of piezo-visco medium nanoshell resonator (PVM-NSR) based on functionally graded (FG) cylindrical nanoshell integrated with two piezoelectric layers subjected to visco-pasternak medium, electrostatic and harmonic excitations is investigated. Nonclassical method of the electro-elastic Gurtin–Murdoch surface/interface theory with von-Karman–Donnell's shell model as well as Hamilton's principle, the assumed mode method combined with Lagrange–Euler's are considered. Complex averaging method combined with arc-length continuation is used to achieve a numerical solution for the steady state vibrations of the system. The stability analysis of the steady state response is performed. The parametric studies such as the effects of different boundary conditions, different geometric ratios, structural parameters, electrostatic and harmonic excitation on the nonlinear frequency response and stability analysis are studied. The results indicate that near the natural frequency of the nanoshell, it will lead to resonance and will have large motion amplitude and near the resonant frequency, the nanoshell shows a softening type of nonlinear behavior, and the nanoshell bandwidth increases due to nonlinear factors. In this range, nanoshell has three different ranges of motion, of which two are stable and the other unstable, and so the jump phenomenon and saddle-node bifurcation are visible in the behavior of the system. Also piezoelectric voltage influences on static deformation and resonant frequency but has no significant effect on nonlinear behavior and bandwidth and also system very sensitive to the damping coefficient and due to decrease of nano shell stiffness, natural frequency decreases. And also, increasing or decreasing of some parameters lead to increasing or decreasing the resonance amplitude, resonant frequency, the system's instability, nonlinear behavior and bandwidth.     

Nonlinear vibration of buckled nanowires on a compliant substrate

Buckling of thin nanowires on a pre-strained compliant substrate has been widely used to make nanowire-based stretchable electronics. On nanometer scale, surface effect plays an important role on a buckled nanowire structure. In addition, as the amplitude of the deflection of the buckled nanowire is larger than its thickness, geometrical nonlinearity should be taken into account. Taking the kinetic energy caused by the out-of-plane motion into account, and on the basis of Euler beam theory, a theoretical model for a nanowire-substrate structure is established, combined with the influences of the nano-scale surface effect and geometrical nonlinearity. By means of Lagrange's equation, the equation of motion is derived and then solved by the Symplectic (Partitioned) Runge–Kutta method (PRK). Several numerical examples are analysed to study the nonlinear vibration of the structure. The analytical expressions of stable and unstable equilibrium points, and the relationship between the vibration amplitude and the natural frequency are obtained. The influences of surface effect and pre-strain on the dynamic behaviour are analysed. Through these numerical results, one can find that when the surface elastic modulus and surface residual stress are considered, the number of unstable equilibrium points would increase to three. The frequency obtained with positive surface elastic modulus is greater than that obtained with negative surface elastic modulus, implying that the positive surface elastic modulus can make the nanowire-substrate structure stiffer. Furthermore, when the pre-strain increases, the locations of stable and unstable equilibrium points move further away from the initial displacement, and the homoclinic orbits become expanded. The results presented in this paper should be useful to guide the design of nanowire-based stretchable electronics.     

Stress Analysis for a Thick Rectangular Plate of a Composite Material with a Spatially Periodically Curved Structure under Forced Vibration

Natural and forced vibrations of a thick rectangular plate fabricated from a composite material with a spatially periodically curved structure are investigated with the use of exact three-dimensional equations of motion of the theory of elastic anisotropic bodies. The investigations are carried out within the framework of the continuum approach developed by Akbarov and Guz'. It is supposed that the plate is clamped at all its edges and is loaded on the upper face with uniformly distributed normal forces periodically changing with time. The influence of curving parameters on the fundamental frequency of the plate and on the distribution of the normal stress acting in the thickness direction under forced vibration is studied. The corresponding boundary-value problems are solved numerically by employing the three- dimensional FEM modeling.     

The nonlocal frequency behavior of nanomechanical mass sensors based on the multi-directional vibrations of a buckled nanoribbon

Considering the potential applications of the buckled structures as nanomechanical mass sensors, this paper presents an analytical method to solve the frequency shifts of the first-order transverse and longitudinal vibration modes when a mass attaches on the surface of a buckled nanoribbon based on the nonlocal elastic theory and the Lagrange's motion equation. The first-order transverse and longitudinal vibration modes of the buckled nanoribbon are introduced. A comparison between the analytic solution and the finite element analysis (FEA) is presented. Then, the effects of the compressive strain, the magnitude and location of attached mass, the nonlocal parameter, and attached mass numbers on the frequency shifts are presented. From example calculations, it is seen that the magnitude of attached mass increases the frequency shifts of the first-order modes, except the first-order transverse vibration mode at the location Z1=0. The frequency shifts for the first-order transverse and longitudinal vibration modes are different, and could be used as important principles in mass sensing. What's more, the compressive strain and the nonlocal parameter play significant roles on the sensing process of the buckled nanoribbon. The results could serve as useful references for the fabrications and applications of buckled structures based nanomechanical mass sensors.     

A variational approach for large deflection of ends supported nanorod under a uniformly distributed load,using intrinsic coordinate finite elements

This paper presents a variational formulation that can be used for large deflection analysis of ends supported nanorod including the coupled effects of nonlocal elasticity and surface stress under a uniformly distributed load. The variational formulation involving the strain energy due to bending of nonlocal elasticity including the surface stress effect and virtual work done by a uniformly distributed load, is expressed in terms of the intrinsic coordinates. The Lagrange multiplier technique is applied to impose the boundary conditions which accomplished in the formulation. The validity of the variational approach is ensured by Euler's equation, which identical to the one derived by the force equilibrium consideration of an infinitesimal nanorod segment. The finite element method and Newton–Raphson iterative procedure based on the variational formulation are used to solve a system of nonlinear equations. Moreover, the very large deflection configurations of ends supported nanorod are highlighted in this study.     

Stability and vibration analysis of axially-loaded shear beam-columns carrying elastically restrained mass

Classical shear beams only consider the deflection resulting from sliding of parallel cross-sections, and do not consider the effect of rotation of cross-sections. Adopting the Kausel beam theory where cross-sectional rotation is considered, this article studies stability and free vibration of axially-loaded shear beams using Engesser’s and Haringx’s approaches. For attached mass at elastically supported ends, we present a unified analytical approach for obtaining a characteristic equation. By setting natural frequencies to be zero in this equation, critical buckling load can be determined. The resulting frequency equation reduces to the classical one when cross-sections do not rotate. The mode shapes at free vibration and buckling are given. The frequency equations for shear beam-columns with special free/pinned/clamped ends and carrying concentrated mass at the end can be obtained from the present. The influences of elastic restraint coefficients, axial loads and moment of inertia on the natural frequencies and buckling loads are expounded. It is found that the Engesser theory is superior to the Haringx theory.