Determination of column-buckling criteria using vibratory data

A mathematical model is presented which describes a nondestructive testing procedure for determining buckling criteria for structures. The procedure requires identification of the structure's support boundary conditions using vibration data. Column-buckling experiments are presented which validate the model. The results illustrate the feasibility of using such models to predict the buckling load for structures whose support boundary conditions are not known in advance of service.     

Load Cell Training for the Students of Experimental Stress Analysis

Experimental Techniques - Many numerical models are nowadays available for the structural analysis of complexly shaped structures. However, a critical problem consists of the estimation of the...     

Design of buckling constrained multiphase material structures using continuum topology optimization

This study contributes to a possibility of evaluating composite structures configuration such as steel and concrete using buckling and volume constraints based on multi-material topology optimization. A Jacobi active-phase algorithm is used to generate multiphase topology optimization. It provides a rational solution appropriated to the topology optimizer, Method of Moving Asymptotes due to the conflict in updating the design variables. A modified material interpolation scheme solving spurious buckling modes problem which occurs in the multi-material topology optimization process is given and discussed. An investigation of buckling constraint parameter is described. It allows a single-objective minimum compliance topology optimization to obtain two objectives of maximizing both structure stiffness and first buckling load factor. The optimal changing topologies of single material structure and multi-material structure corresponding to different buckling constraints are presented. Numerical examples of compression-only structures and compression-tension structures considering structural instability are performed using both single material and multiple materials to verify the efficiency and superiority of the present method.

     

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).     

含轴对称初始缺陷的具有正交各向异性表层的夹层圆柱壳的非线性屈曲

夹层圆柱壳具有很高的结构效能。在许多工程结构中被广泛采用。本文研究分析了含有轴对称初始缺陷的夹层圆柱壳在轴压下的非线性屈曲问题。该夹层壳具有正交各向异性表层和各向同性可承剪的夹心．利用Stein的前屈曲一致理论得出了前屈曲挠度随轴向载荷及缺陷参数的变化情况，运用Galerkin法导出了屈曲控制方程，并进行了数值计算，得到了屈曲载荷、缺陷幅值、缺陷波数、夹心模量等参量之间的关系．结果表明与壳体实际屈曲模态相同的初始缺陷具有很大的危害性，可以通过增加壳体表层的轴向弹性模量或优化夹心的有关参数等途径来提高屈曲载荷，改善壳体屈曲性能。     

连续体结构屈曲约束的ICM方法拓扑优化

基于ICM(独立、连续、映射)方法解决具有屈曲约束的连续体拓扑优化问题。建立以结构重量为目标,以屈曲临界力为约束的拓扑优化模型;采用独立的连续拓扑变量,借助泰勒展式将目标函数作二阶近似展开;借助瑞利商、泰勒展式、过滤函数将约束化为近似显函数,避免了灵敏度的计算;将优化模型转化为对偶规划,并利用序列二次规划求解,减少了设计变量的数目,缩小了模型的求解规模。给出三个算例,结果表明:该方法可有效地解决屈曲约束的连续体拓扑优化问题,能够得到合理的拓扑结构,并有较高的计算效率。     

预应力杂交结构的屈曲分析

含有预应力索的半刚性大跨度空间结构是一种非常有生命力的杂交钢结构形式,对应用日益广泛的空间杂交结构的正确分析是保证结构安全设计的前提,屈曲分析通常是这类结构分析的主要内容之一,结构的屈曲分析可分为特征值屈曲分析和非线性屈曲分析。论文首先阐述了结构特征值屈曲分析和非线性屈曲分析中的分枝屈曲分析的基本理论,提出了含有恒定荷载的预应力结构特征值的求解方法,明确正确应用屈曲理论对保证工程安全设计的重要性,然后应用有限元软件ANSYS对待建的安徽大学体育馆新型弦支网壳屋盖结构进行了特征值屈曲分析和分枝屈曲分析,提出应用通用有限元程序跟踪结构分枝屈曲路径的方法,本文结论对预应力杂交结构的屈曲分析具有指导意义。     

Constrained Optimal Design of Circular Plates Against Buckling∗

Several problems are investigated in which the buckling loads of structures are maximized, subject to the restriction that the volume of structural material is specified. In addition, a constraint is placed upon either the maximum allowable prebuckling stress, or the minimum allowable thickness. The structures analyzed are flat, axisymmetric circular plates, loaded by uniform radial thrust, and assumed to buckle axisymmetrically. The plates are investigated for both sandwich and solid cross-sectional geometries.     

Buckling of structures with finite prebuckling deformations—a perturbation,finite element analysis

In some technically important structures, finite prebuckling displacements have a profound effect on the bifurcation load. To ignore these displacements, as is done in most instability analyses, is to invite major errors, usually on the unsafe side. A method is presented which approximates this effect without the necessity of solving nonlinear equations. The general theory is developed for any elastic body under conservative loads. The governing equations are subsequently discretized by a finite element approach and it is shown that for planar framed structures, the second order approximation to the buckling load can be found in terms of the standard linear and geometric stiffness matrices of structural analysis; the solution procedure does not require iterations. For illustrative purposes, a computer program was developed for planar structures and the results are compared to the exact solution for the buckling of shallow circular arches.     

不同失效模式下轴压管状结构的吸能特性比较

圆管、方管等管状结构受轴向的压缩作用,是工程上常见的一种结构受力形式.由于几何尺寸、边界条件和材料特性的不同,管状结构可以发生5种不同的失效模式:渐进屈曲、整体失稳、翻转、膨胀和劈裂.本文综述了近年来管状结构在轴压作用下不同失效模式的理论建模、实验测试和数值仿真研究结果,并对5种失效模式的力学响应、能量吸收特性进行了对比与分析.     

基于改进Stacking集成学习的高强度钢柱屈曲能力预测

由于屈曲强度的形成机制复杂,影响屈曲强度的因素较多,目前对屈曲强度的认识还不全面。近年来,机器学习已初步应用于预测结构屈曲强度等力学性能,然而基于实验测试的样本数据量小容易造成过拟合,导致其预测精度低。本文提出一种基于改进Stacking算法的GSSA(Grid Search-Stacking Algorithm)模型,并对某型号高强度钢柱屈曲强度进行预测,提升了屈曲强度的预测精度。首先,基于标准Stacking算法通过使用网格搜索算法选择最优基模型组合,并采用留一交叉验证(LOOCV)法训练基模型,实现了GSSA模型的构建,有效解决了小样本集训练带来的预测精度低问题;然后,为了进一步验证GSSA模型的可靠性,本文采用Bland-Altman法对GSSA模型进行一致性评价,结果表明,GSSA模型具有很好的可靠性;最后,采用SHAP模型对GSSA模型预测的屈曲强度进行了可解释性分析,实现了其影响因素评价。     

Influence of wall constructions on the load-carrying capability of light-weight structures

Results of systematic numerical studies are presented which suggest that suitable alternative wall constructions may lead to elastic load-carrying capacities of light-weight structures which significantly exceed those of conventional monocoque constructions, and that in certain cases this improvement may also be accompanied by a decrease in imperfection-sensitivity. Two kinds of wall modifications are considered: a hybrid wall construction where the skin of a light-weight structure is coated with a low-density material, and nonhomogeneous – in particular lattice and biaxially corrugated – wall constructions. The paper focuses on the elastic load-carrying behavior of shell- and plate-like structures, and structural efficiency is assessed on the basis of their bifurcation buckling resistance while other design criteria, such as e.g. stiffness and plasticity, are not taken into account.     

Fast approximations of dynamic stability boundaries of slender curved structures

Curved beams and panels can often be found as structural components in aerospace, mechanical and civil engineering systems. When curved structures are subjected to dynamic loads, they are susceptible to dynamic instabilities especially dynamic snap-through buckling. The identification of the dynamic stability boundary that separate the non-snap and post-snap responses is hence necessary for the safe design of such structures, but typically requires extensive transient simulations that may lead to high computation cost. This paper proposes a scaling approach that reveals the similarities between dynamic snap-through boundaries of different structures. Such identified features can be directly used for fast approximations of dynamic stability boundaries of slender curved structures when their geometric parameters or boundary conditions are varied. The scaled dynamic stability boundaries of half-sine arches, parabolic arches and cylindrical panels are studied.     

Computing the structural buckling limit load by using dynamic relaxation method

The numerical structural analysis schemes are extensively developed by progress of modern computer processing power. One of these approximate approaches is called "dynamic relaxation (DR) method." This technique explicitly solves the simultaneous system of equations. For analyzing the static structures, the DR strategy transfers the governing equations to the dynamic space. By adding the fictitious damping and mass to the static equilibrium equations, the corresponding artificial dynamic system is achieved. The static equilibrium path is required in order to investigate the structural stability behavior. This path shows the relationship between the loads and the displacements. In this way, the critical points and buckling loads of the non-linear structures can be obtained. The corresponding load to the first limit point is known as buckling limit load. For estimating the buckling load, the variable load factor is used in the DR process. A new procedure for finding the load factor is presented by imposing the work increment of the external forces to zero. The proposed formula only requires the fictitious parameters of the DR scheme. To prove the efficiency and robustness of the suggested algorithm, various geometric non-linear analyses are performed. The obtained results demonstrate that the new method can successfully estimate the buckling limit load of structures.     

An efficient explicit framework for determining the lowest structural buckling load using Dynamic Relaxation method

This paper develops an e?cient explicit algorithm for calculating buckling load of structures. Here, the modified Dynamic Relaxation method is utilized so that the first structural buckling load is achieved. The proposed algorithm does not require solving any eigenvalue problem and runs by full vector and iterative operations. Moreover, the suggested procedure is general so that it could be utilized for both symmetric and unsymmetric structures without any additional calculations. For numerical verification, some columns and portal frames are analyzed and the calculated buckling loads are compared with the exact solution and other available approaches. Results show that the proposed algorithm has suitable accuracy and e?ciency that is useful for determining the lowest buckling load of each structure. Moreover, the effect of initial imperfection and time step size on the suggested framework is studies numerically.     

THE USE OF VACUUM PRESSURE IN STRUCTURAL TESTING

This paper presents an experimental setup for the method of simulating uniformly and varying distributed loads on structural members and roofing materials. The applications of this setup can be used for the study of beams, such as the lateral, torsional buckling behavior of cold-formed thin-walled structures. In addition, the method of measuring bending stiffness of composite materials in semimonocoque structures is illustrated. With a little modification to the setup, the study could possibly be extended to the investigation of elastic foundations and beam-column interaction.     

复合板旋转约束刚度推导及箱型结构屈曲分析

基于结构稳定性理论,推导出正交各向异性纤维树脂增强复合材料箱型结构各板连接处旋转约束刚度的近似表达式．与以往的经验公式相比,考虑了材料的正交各向异性和截面尺寸的影响．通过对箱型结构的正交各向异性比、截面属性以及纵横比对旋转约束刚度的影响进行参数研究,验证了旋转约束刚度新公式的精确性和适用范围．通过比较采用不同近似表达式得到的结果与有限元计算结果的对比,表明本文的旋转约束刚度新公式可以更精确地用来计算箱型结构的临界屈曲载荷．     

关于结构限制失稳的研究进展

限制失稳是指构件失稳时其屈曲变形不能自由发展而受到某种限制性约束的失稳,有时又称单向失稳、接触失稳、约束失稳.这类问题在工业中有大量应用,也是固体力学中的一个经典问题.最常见的实例如应用于地下管道、隧道、压力容器、核反应堆安全壳中的薄衬壳,当薄衬壳发生屈曲时,由于受到外壁的约束,其屈曲行为和一般的壳体屈曲行为不同,这就需要我们发展新的研究方法.另外如受钻井套管横向约束的钻柱的屈曲,复合材料的分层屈曲,电子元器件中的镀层屈曲等也属于限制失稳的范畴.限制失稳问题因其涉及接触问题、单向屈曲、非保守问题等而显得十分复杂,一直没有得到很好的解决.从近年来文献看,限制失稳的研究多集中在压杆、圆环的研究,板、壳的研究相对较少.本文首先简单介绍了限制失稳的一般概念,指出存在的限制约束对结构屈曲特性的影响.然后分别介绍了对于杆、环、板、壳的受限制失稳的研究进展.最后提出了需要进一步深入研究的问题.图11参75      

基于激光测距仪的薄壳结构初始缺陷测量系统

薄壳结构的屈曲通常对初始缺陷十分敏感,因此对几何初始缺陷的精确测量是高质量的壳体屈曲试验的必要环节。本研究旨在开发一套基于激光测距仪的初始缺陷测量系统,以实现对壳体结构的快速、精确、非接触的测量。本文详细介绍该系统的设计思想及实现方法,包括激光测距仪的选择、转动与直线运动的实现、数据采集与计算机自动控制技术等。利用该系统对两个柱支承钢筒仓模型进行了仔细的初始缺陷三维测量,验证了系统的适用性和可靠性。文中还提出了利用二重傅立叶分解技术分析实测缺陷的方法。本文成果与方法为薄壳结构屈曲试验奠定了基础。     

Mode Localization in Dynamics and Buckling of Linear Imperfect Continuous Structures

Localization phenomena in one-dimensional imperfect continuous structures are analyzed, both in dynamics and buckling. By using simple models, fundamental concepts about localization are introduced and similarities between dynamics and buckling localization are highlighted. In particular, it is shown that strong localization of the normal modes is due to turning points in which purely imaginary characteristic exponents assume a non zero real part; in contrast, if turning points do not occur, only weak localization can exist. The possibility of a disturbance propagating along the structure is also discussed. A perturbation method is then illustrated, which generalizes the classical WKB method; this allows the differential problem to be transformed into a sequence of algebraic problems in which the spatial variable appears as a parameter. Applications of the method are worked out for beams and strings on elastic soil. All these structures are found to have nearly-defective system matrices, so their characteristic exponents are highly sensitive to imperfections.