Stability of Composite Cylindrical Shells with Noncoincident Directions of Layer Reinforcement and Coordinate Lines

The stability problem is solved for cylindrical shells made of a laminated composite whose directions of layer reinforcement are not aligned with coordinate axes of the shell midsurface. Each layer of the composite is modeled by an anisotropic material with one plane of symmetry. The resolving functions of the mixed variant of shell theory are approximated by trigonometric series satisfying boundary conditions. The stability of the shells under axial compression, external pressure, and torsion is investigated. A comparison with calculation data obtained within the framework of an orthotropic body model is carried out. It is shown that this model leads to considerably erroneous critical loads for some structures of the composites. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 41, No. 5, pp. 651–662, September–October, 2005.     

Mechanical stability of functionally graded stiffened cylindrical shells

This paper is concerned with the elastic buckling of stiffened cylindrical shells by rings and stringers made of functionally graded materials subjected to axial compression loading. The shell properties are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness direction. Fundamental relations, the equilibrium and stability equations are derived using the Sander’s assumption. Resulting equations are employed to obtain the closed-form solution for the critical buckling loads. The results show that the inhomogeneity parameter and geometry of shell significantly affect the critical buckling loads. The analytical results are compared and validated using the finite element method.     

Numerical modeling of nonlinear deformation and buckling of composite plate-shell structures under pulsed loading

Nonlinear three-dimensional problems of dynamic deformation, buckling, and posteritical behavior of composite shell structures under pulsed loads are analyzed. The structure is assumed to be made of rigidly joined plates and shells of revolution along the lines coinciding with the coordinate directions of the joined elements. Individual structural elements can be made of both composite and conventional isotropic materials. The kinematic model of deformation of the structural elements is based on Timoshenko-type hypotheses. This approach is oriented to the calculation of nonstationary deformation processes in composite structures under small deformations but large displacements and rotation angles, and is implemented in the context of a simplified version of the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells. The physical relations in the composite structural elements are based on the theory of effective moduli for individual layers or for the package as a whole, whereas in the metallic elements this is done in the framework of the theory of plastic flow. The equations of motion of a composite shell structure are derived based on the principle of virtual displacements with some additional conditions allowing for the joint operation of structural elements. To solve the initial boundary-value problem formulated, an efficient numerical method is developed based on the finite-difference discretization of variational equations of motion in space variables and an explicit second-order time-integration scheme. The permissible time-integration step is determined using Neumann's spectral criterion. The above method is especially efficient in calculating thin-walled shells, as well as in the case of local loads acting on the structural element, when the discretization grid has to be condensed in the zones of rapidly changing solutions in space variables. The results of analyzing the nonstationary deformation processes and critical loads are presented for composite and isotropic cylindrical shells reinforced with a set of discrete ribs in the case of pulsed axial compression and external pressure.Scientific Research Institute of Mechanics, Lobachevskii Nizhegorodsk State University, N. Novgorod, Russia. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 757–776, November–December, 1999.     

Stability and free vibration analyses of double-bonded micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells conveying fluid flow

In this study, based on Reddy cylindrical double-shell theory, the free vibration and stability analyses of double-bonded micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells reinforced by carbon nanotubes conveying fluid flow under magneto-thermo-mechanical loadings using modified couple stress theory are investigated. It is assumed that the cylindrical shells with foam core rested in an orthotropic elastic medium and the face sheets are made of composites with temperature-dependent material properties. Also, the Lorentz functions are applied to simulation of magnetic field in the thickness direction of each face sheets. Then, the governing equations of motions are obtained using Hamilton's principle. Moreover, the generalized differential quadrature method is used to discretize the equations of motions and solve them. There are a good agreement between the obtained results from this method and the previous studies. Numerical results are presented to predict the effects of size-dependent length scale parameter, third order shear deformation theory, magnetic intensity, length-to-radius and thickness ratios, Knudsen number, orthotropic foundation, temperature changes and carbon nanotubes volume fraction on the natural frequencies and critical flow velocity of cylindrical shells. Also, it is demonstrated that the magnetic intensity, temperature changes and carbon nanotubes volume fraction have important effects on the behavior of micro composite sandwich cylindrical shells. So that, increasing the magnetic intensity, volume fraction and Winkler spring constant lead to increase the dimensionless natural frequency and stability of micro shells, while this parameter reduce by increasing the temperature changes. It is noted that sandwich structures conveying fluid flow are used as sensors and actuators in smart devices and aerospace industries. Moreover, carotid arteries play an important role to high blood rate control that they have a similar structure with flow conveying cylindrical shells. In fact, the present study can be provided a valuable background for more research and further experimental investigation.     

环肋加劲圆柱壳在静水压力作用下的初始后屈曲分析

本文用Koiter理论分析环肋加劲圆柱壳在静水压力作用下的后屈曲性能.前屈曲状态采用与边界条件一致的非线性有矩方程,本征值问题的解用伽辽金方法求出,得到的临界载荷与经典线性解作了比较.具体计算了三种不同环肋参数的外肋加劲圆柱壳.结果表明,肋的强弱不仅显著影响临界载荷值,同时也改变了柱壳的缺陷敏感度.     

严格求解夹层圆柱壳在轴压下的轴对称失稳问题

本文在文献[1]的基础上,用严格的方法求解两端简支的夹层圆柱壳在均匀轴压下的轴对称失稳问题.内、外表层很薄弹性模量又大,按薄壳理论处理;夹心较厚弹性模量又相当小,横向剪切变形的影响必须考虑,在研究夹层壳的整体失稳尤其是局部失稳时,横向的拉伸和压缩变形也不可忽略,用数学弹性力学的方法处理.本文导得了可求解轴对称整体失稳和局部失稳临界载荷的超越方程,用数值计算的方法可算得临界载荷的最小值.对于整体失稳的情况,给出算例,与夹层壳理论的解作了比较.     

Dynamic stability of a porous cylindrical shell

This paper is devoted to a closed cylindrical shell made of a porous-cellular material. The mechanical properties vary continuously on the thickness of a shell. The mechanical model of porosity is as described as presented by Magnucki, Stasiewicz. A shell is simply supported on edges. On the ground of assumed displacement functions the deformation of shell is defined. The displacement field of any cross section and linear geometrical and physical relationships are assumed in cylindrical coordinate system. The components of deformation and stress state were found. Using the Hamilton's principle the system of differential equations of dynamic stability is obtained. The forms of unknown functions are assumed and the system of a differential equations is reduced to a simple ordinary equation of dynamic stability of shell (Mathieu's equation). The derived equation are used for solving a problem of dynamic stability of porous-cellular shell with intensity of load directed in generators of shell. The critical loads are derived for a family of porous shells. The unstable space of family porous shells is found. The influence a coefficient of porosity on the stability regions in Figures is presented. The results obtained for porous shell are compared to a homogeneous isotropic cylindrical shell. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Buckling and the initial postbuckling behavior of cylindrical shells made of composites with one plane of symmetry

A method for calculating the buckling stability of layered cylindrical shells made of composite materials with one plane of symmetry of mechanical characteristics is worked out. As a special case, shells made of fibrous materials by winding in directions not coinciding with coordinate axes are considered. An analysis of stability of shells under an axial compression, external pressure, and torsion is carried out. It is shown that, at a great number of layers and appropriate reinforcing angles, the shells can be considered orthotropic. The solution to the problem of the initial postbuckling behavior of shells made of composites with one plane of symmetry is also obtained. It is found that shells of this type can be less sensitive to geometrical imperfections. This fact is important from the practical point of view. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 213–236, March–April, 2007.     

Stability of axially compressed cylindrical composite shells in the presence of nonstationary heating

The problem of smooth cylindrical composite shells uniformly compressed in the axial direction and subjected to nonstationary heating is solved in the linear quasi-static formulation. Expressions are obtained for the critical loads and their regions of application are determined. The calculations are compared with experimental data obtained by linearly heating the outer surface of axially compressed smooth cylindrical shells of glass-reinforced plastic based on phenol-formaldehyde resin.Zhukovskii Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute, Moscow Region. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 2, pp. 289–297, March–April, 1973.     

吸湿老化影响下天然纤维增强复合圆柱壳屈曲分析的辛方法

针对一类天然纤维增强复合(natural fiber reinforced composite, NFRC)圆柱壳的屈曲问题展开研究,基于Reissner壳体理论和辛方法,建立了轴压NFRC圆柱壳在Hamilton体系下的屈曲控制方程。将原问题归结为辛空间下的辛本征问题,通过求解辛本征值和本征解可以直接获得高精度的临界载荷和解析的屈曲模态。数值算例分析了NFRC材料的吸湿老化过程对辛本征解表达式的影响,并详细讨论了老化时间、纤维含量和几何参数对NFRC圆柱壳屈曲行为的影响。     

Experimental-theoretical studies of the stability of orthotropic shells with a filler in axial compression

Conclusions 1. An analysis has been made of the solution to the problem of the stability of multilayer cylindrical shells having a filler and simple calculation formulas have been obtained for determining the critical forces.2. The stability of fiberglass-plastic shells with rubber-like fillers has been studied experimentally.3. Comparative experimental-theoretical studies of critical forces have been made, and the stability coefficients have been ascertained for the shell class under consideration.Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 3, pp. 485–489, May–June, 1978.     

Dynamics and optimization of cylindrical composite shells

The stability of cylindrical composite shells under dynamic external pressure is discussed. A criterion for determining the load-carrying capacity based on Malmeister's equation with respect to bending parts of deformation is proposed. Optimization of the shell mass relative to various structural parameters has been carried out as a nonlinear programming problem. Numerical results are given.Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 31, No. 1, pp. 81–87, January–February, 1995.     

Buckling and vibration of the two-dimensional quasicrystal cylindrical shells under axial compression

In this paper, the buckling and the free vibration of the quasicrystal cylindrical shells under axial compression are investigated. Three quasi-periodicity cases of quasicrystal cylindrical shells are considered. The first-order shear displacement theory of the cylindrical shells is utilized to obtain the equations of motion and the boundary conditions. Numerical results for simply supported cylindrical shells at the two ends are calculated. The effects of the geometry, in-plane phonon and phason loads, and half-wave number of the quasicrystal cylindrical shells on both the buckling loads and the frequency are demonstrated.     

Analysis of the effect of transverse shear strains on the stability of multilayer cylindrical shells under external pressure

The effect of transverse shear strains on the critical pressure is investigated using the results of the solution obtained for the problem of the stability "in the small" of elastic multilayer cylindrical shells of regular structure with alternating light and stiff layers. Attention is drawn to the need to estimate the state of stress of the shells in the critical-load zone with the object of studying the desirability of taking the shear effect into account in the stability calculations. The results obtained can be used in calculating the stability of shells made from resin-based composites (glass-reinforced plastics, graphite-reinforced plastics, etc.). The numerical calculations were carried out using a computer.Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 6, pp. 1066–1070, November–December, 1973.     

The vibration and stability of non-homogeneous orthotropic conical shells with clamped edges subjected to uniform external pressures

In this paper an analytical procedure is given to study the free vibration and stability characteristics of homogeneous and non-homogeneous orthotropic truncated and complete conical shells with clamped edges under uniform external pressures. The non-homogeneous orthotropic material properties of conical shells vary continuously in the thickness direction. The governing equations according to the Donnell’s theory are solved by Galerkin’s method and critical hydrostatic and lateral pressures and fundamental natural frequencies have been found analytically. The appropriate formulas for homogeneous orthotropic and isotropic conical shells and for cylindrical shells made of homogeneous and non-homogeneous, orthotropic and isotropic materials are found as a special case. Several examples are presented to show the accuracy and efficiency of the formulation. The closed-form solutions are verified by accurate different solutions. Finally, the influences of the non-homogeneity, orthotropy and the variations of conical shells characteristics on the critical lateral and hydrostatic pressures and natural frequencies are investigated, when Young’s moduli and density vary together and separately. The results obtained for homogeneous cases are compared with their counterparts in the literature.     

The effect of the batdorf parameter on the post-critical behaviour of an axially compressed imperfect cylindrical shell

The loss of stability and post-critical behaviour of a geometrically imperfect elastic cylindrical shell subjected to axial compression at moveable hinged endfaces are asymptotically analysed in the limit as Z → ∞ (where Z is the Batdorf parameter). The asymptotic behaviour of the eigenvalues and associated vectorial eigen-functions, linearized about a torqueless solution of the boundary-value problem are constructed when Z → ∞. The Lyapunov-Schmidt method is applied in the neighbourhood of each eigenvalue for which the asymptotic behaviour has been determined. For Z → ∞ equilibrium eigenshapes that are odd with respect to the axial coordinate are shown to be unstable (the Koiter parameter b < 0), and the even ones (b 0) are shown to be stable. It is shown that by an appropriate choice of initial imperfection the upper critical load for shell loss of stability (the limiting point) can be made to correspond to any of the close to (Z → ∞) critical loads for loss of stability of an ideal shell.     

Stability of multiply connected ribbed shells and plates in a magnetic field

We explain a method of studying electromagnetic loads, the stress-strain state, and the stability of multiply connected ribbed plates and shells made up of conducting materials and subject to the action of a variable magnetic field. We give the solutions of test problems. We study the influence of ribbing on the magnitude of the critical loads for various multiply connected plates.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 34, 1991, pp. 83–89.     

An optimization procedure for maximizing the energy absorption capability of composite shells

Composite cylindrical shells are being used more extensively for structural applications in both rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft where low weight and high strength are important design issues. This paper addresses the energy absorption capability of such shells, under axial compressive loading. A design optimization procedure is developed to improve the energy absorption by maximizing the buckling and postbuckling characteristics of the shells. The sensitivity of both geometric and material properties is investigated by studying thin-walled shells of several thicknesses, made of different types of orthotropic laminates. Constraints are imposed on the longitudinal, normal, and in-plane shear stresses of each ply by utilizing a failure criteria. Design variables include shell diameter and ply orientations. The optimization is performed using the nonlinear programming method of feasible directions. A two-point exponential approximation is also used to reduce computational effort. Results are presented for Graphite/Epoxy, Glass/Epoxy, and Kevlar/Epoxy composite cylindrical shells with symmetric ply arrangements.     

Explicit stability conditions for integro-differential equations with periodic coefficients

New explicit stability conditions are derived for a linear integro-differential equation with periodic operator coefficients. The equation under consideration describes oscillations of thin-walled viscoelastic structural members driven by periodic loads. To develop stability conditions two approaches are combined. The first is based on the direct Lyapunov method of constructing stability functionals. It allows stability conditions to be derived for unbounded operator coefficients, but fails to correctly predict the critical loads for high-frequency excitations. The other approach is based on transforming the equation under consideration in such a way that an appropriate ‘differential’ part of the new equation would possess some reserve of stability. Stability conditions for the transformed equation are obtained by using a technique of integral estimates. This method provides acceptable estimates of the critical forces for periodic loads, but can be applied to equations with bounded coefficients only. Combining these two approaches, we derive explicit stability conditions which are close to the Floquet criterion when the integral term vanishes. These conditions are applied to the stability problem for a viscoelastic bar compressed by periodic forces. The effect of material and structural parameters on the critical load is studied numerically. © 1998 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd.