Refined geometric nonlinear theory of sandwich shells with a transversely soft core of medium thickness for investigation of mixed buckling forms

A variant of the refined geometric nonlinear theory is suggested for nonshallow shells with a transversely soft core of medium thickness with regard to modifications of metric characteristics across the core thickness. The kinematic relations for the core are derived by sequential integration of the initial three-dimensional equations of elasticity theory along the transverse coordinate. The equations are preliminarily simplified by the assumption that the tangential stress components are equal to zero. With the example of sandwich plates, it is shown that these equations allow us to investigate synphasic, antiphasic, mixed flexural, and mixed flexural-shear buckling forms of load-bearing layers and the core depending on the precritical stress-strain state. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 95–108, January–February, 2000.     

Buckling stability of multilayer plates and shells with interfacial structural defects under axial compression

Based on the discrete-structural theory of thin plates and shells, a variant of the equations of buckling stability, containing a parameter of critical loading, is put forward for the thin-walled elements of a layered structure with a weakened interfacial contact. It is assumed that the transverse shear and compression stresses are equal on the interfaces. Elastic slippage is allowed over the interfaces between adjacent layers. The stability equations include the components of geometrically nonlinear moment subcritical buckling conditions for the compressed thin-walled elements. The buckling of two-layer transversely isotropic plates and cylinders under axial compression is investigated numerically and experimentally. It is found that variations in the kinematic and static contact conditions on the interfaces of layered thin-walled structural members greatly affect the magnitude of critical stresses. In solving test problems, a comparative analysis of the results of stability calculations for anisotropic plates and shells is performed with account of both perfect and weakened contacts between adjacent layers. It is found that the model variant suggested adequately reflects the behavior of layered thin-walled structural elements in calculating their buckling stability. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 4, pp. 513–530, July–August, 2007.     

A study of the stable equilibrium of thin shells compliant to shear and compression

Using relations of the geometrically nonlinear theory of thin shells compliant to shear and compression (the six-modal variant), we have written the key equations for determining their initial post-critical state by the finite element method. A specific feature of this model lies in the semidiscretization of the vector of displacements of an elastic body with respect to its variable thickness, based on the Timoshenko–Mindlin kinematic hypotheses, with preservation of the total vector of rotations of a normal to the median surface. We have solved numerically the problem of the stability of a circular plate, clamped over its contour, under the action of radial compressive forces, distributed uniformly along the contour. We have also performed a comparative analysis of the numerical solutions obtained and data known from the literature.     

Boundary-Value Problems of the Theory of Thin and Nonthin Orthotropic Shells with Account of Nonlinearly Elastic Properties and Low Shear Rigidity of Composite Materials

The basic geometric and physical relations and resolving equations of the theory of thin and nonthin orthotropic composite shells with account of nonlinear properties and low shear rigidity of their materials are presented. They are derived based on two theories, namely the theory of anisotropic shells employing the Timoshenko or Kirchhoff-Love hypothesis and the nonlinear theory of elasticity and plasticity of anisotropic media in combination with the Lagrange variational principle. The procedure and algorithm for the numerical solution of nonlinear (linear) problems are based on the method of successive approximations, the difference-variational method, and the Lagrange multiplier method. Calculations of the stress-strain state for a spherical shell with a circular opening loaded with internal pressure are presented. The effect of transverse shear strains and physical nonlinearity of the material on the distribution of maximum deflections and circumferential stresses in the shell, obtained according to two variants of the shell theories, is studied. A comparison of the results of the problem solution in linear and nonlinear statements with and without account of the shell shear strains is given. The numerical data obtained for thin and nonthin (medium thick) composite shells are analyzed.     

Postbuckling of a shear-deformable anisotropic laminated cylindrical shell under external pressure in thermal environments

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a shear-deformable anisotropic laminated cylindrical shell of finite length subjected to external pressure in thermal environments. The material properties are expressed as linear functions of temperature. The governing equations are based on Reddy’s higher-order shear-deformation shell theory with the von Karman-Donnell-type kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. The boundary-layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling region, and the initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of shear-deformable anisotropic laminated cylindrical shells under lateral or hydrostatic pressure in thermal environments. The singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the interactive buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The results obtained show that the variation in temperature, layer setting, and the geometric parameters of such shells have a significant influence on their buckling load and postbuckling behavior. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 789–822, November–December, 2007.     

Large amplitude vibration of heated corrugated circular plates with shallow sinusoidal corrugations

This paper presents a nonlinear free vibration analysis of corrugated circular plates with shallow sinusoidal corrugations under uniformly static ambient temperature. Based on the nonlinear bending theory of thin shallow shells, the governing equations for corrugated plates are established from Hamilton’s principle. These partial differential equations are reduced to corresponding ordinary ones by elimination of the time variable with Kantorovich method following an assumed harmonic time mode. The resulting equations, which form a nonlinear two-point boundary value problem in spatial variable, are then solved numerically by shooting method, and the temperature-dependent characteristic relations of frequency vs. amplitude for nonlinear vibration of heated corrugated plates are obtained successfully. The comparison with available published results shows that the numerical analysis here is of good reliability. A detailed parametric study is conducted involving the dependency of nonlinear frequency on the depth and density of corrugations along with the temperature change. Effects of these variables on the trend of nonlinearity are plotted and discussed.     

Heat conduction of shells reinforced by fibers with constant and variable cross sections

We propose a model for heat conduction of a spatially reinforced medium and present its generalization to the case of a polyreinforced layer. We consider the heat-conduction equations for fibrous shells and construct a procedure for reduction of a three-dimensional problem of heat conduction to a two-dimensional one. Analytic solutions of a stationary problem of heat conduction are found for thin conic shells of revolution for various structures of reinforcement, and a graphical comparison of the corresponding results is performed. We study one of the approaches to rational reinforcement of thin shells, according to which the thermal “transparency” of a shell in the transverse direction is taken as a criterion of rational design. Institute of Mathematics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev. Translated from Matematychni Metody ta Fizyko-Mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 132–150, April–June, 1998.     

On a nonlinear theory of thin rods

In this paper, a nonlinear theory for a straight rod is presented from the general theory of the three-dimensional deformable-body in the Cartesian coordinate frame. A set of nonlinear strains is presented, and the stretch on central curve exactly satisfies the deformation geometrical relations. The relations between the Euler angles and deformation are given from the curvatures and torsion curvatures of the central curves, which can easily explain the existing theories of rods and beams. Full nonlinear equations of motion for a nonlinear rod are developed via the vector form. Such a treatise is different from the traditional treatises of nonlinear rods, based on the Cosserat’s theory (e.g., Cosserat and Cosserat [1] in 1896) or the Kirchhoff assumptions (e.g., Kirchhoff [18] in 1859; Love [3] in 1944). This paper extends the ideas of Galerkin [4] in 1915. The nonlinear theory of thin rods can reduce to the existing theories for thin rods and beams, such ideas presented in this paper can be applied for development of the nonlinear theory for plates and shells as well.     

Nonlinear bending and buckling for strain gradient elastic beams

Nonlinear bending of strain gradient elastic thin beams is studied adopting Bernoulli–Euler principle. Simple nonlinear strain gradient elastic theory with surface energy is employed. In fact linear constitutive relations for strain gradient elastic theory with nonlinear strains are adopted. The governing beam equations with its boundary conditions are derived through a variational method. New terms are considered, already introduced for linear cases, indicating the importance of the cross-section area, in addition to moment of inertia in bending of thin beams. Those terms strongly increase the stiffness of the thin beam. The non-linear theory is applied to buckling problems of thin beams, especially in the study of the postbuckling behaviour.     

A continuous model for investigation of physically nonlinear deformation of orthotropic sandwich plates

A phenomenological yield condition for quasi-brittle and plastic orthotropic materials with initial stresses is suggested. All components of the yield tensor are determined from experiments on uniaxial loading. The reliability estimates of the criterion suggested is discussed. For a plastic material without initial stresses, the given condition transforms into the Marin—Hu criterion. The defining equations of the deformation theory of plasticity with isotropic and “anisotropic” hardening, associated with the yield condition suggested, are obtained. These equations are used as the basis for a highly accurate nonclassical continuous model for nonlinear deformation of thick sandwich plates. The approximations with respect to the transverse coordinate take into account the flexural and nonflexural deformations in transverse shear and compression. The high-order approximations allow us to model the occurrence of layer delamination cracks by introducing thin nonrigid interlayers without violating the continuity concept of the theory. Submitted to the 11th International Conference on Mechanics of Composite Materials (Riga, June 11–15, 2000). Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 36, No. pp. 329–340, May–June, 2000.     

变厚度扁锥壳的非线性固有频率

借助于变厚度圆薄板非线性动力学变分方程和协调方程,给出了变厚度扁薄锥壳的非线性动力学变分方程和协调方程·　假设薄膜张力由两项组成,将协调方程化为两个独立的方程,选取变厚度扁锥壳中心最大振幅为摄动参数,采用摄动变分法,将变分方程和微分方程线性化·　对周边固定的圆底变厚度扁锥壳的非线性固有频率进行了求解;一次近似得到了变厚度扁锥壳的线性固有频率,三次近似得到了变厚度扁锥壳的非线性固有频率,且绘出了固有频率与静载荷、最大振幅、变厚度参数的特征曲线图·　为动力工程提供了有价值的参考·     

On the equations of thermoelasticity of thin shells with breaks in the middle surface

Applying the apparatus of generalized functions, we obtain a complete system of equations of thermoelasticity for thin shells with breaks. The shells are subject to heat sources located arbitrarily along a curve or throughout a region. We find the solution of the steady-state heat-conduction problem for an unbounded cylindrical shell with a break along a meridian. The results of numerical analysis are given. Translated fromMatematichni Metodi i Fiziko-mekhanichni Polya, Vol. 40, No. 1, 1997, pp. 135–139.     

Geometrically non-linear equations in the theory of momentless shells with applications to problems on the non-classical forms of loss of stability of a cylinder

Geometrically non-linear and linearized equations in the theory of momentless shells are set up based on the kinematic relations in [Paimushin VN, Shalashilin VI. Relations of the theory of deformations in the quadratic approximation and problems of constructing refined versions of the geometrically non-linear theory of laminar structural components. Prikl Mat Mekh 2005; 69(5): 861–81]. The use of these equations, unlike in the case of the well-known equations, enables one to avoid the occurrence of spurious bifurcation points in solving real problems. Non-classical problems of the stability of cylindrical shells under an external pressure, axial compression and torsion are considered, which can be formulated on the basis of the derived equations of the theory of momentless shells. Their exact analytical solutions are found and enable one to estimate the quality of the previously obtained relations [Paimushin VN, Shalashilin VI. Relations of the theory of deformations in the quadratic approximation and problems of constructing refined versions of the geometrically non-linear theory of laminar structural components. Prikl Mat Mekh 2005; 69(5): 861–81] and the richness of content of the equations which have been constructed compared with well-known equations in the mechanics of thin shells. It is established that the majority of the new forms of loss of stability of cylindrical shells which are revealed relate to a number of shear forms, the onset of which is possible before the flexural forms which have been well studied up to now, in the case of small values of the shear modulus of a shell material with a very highly pronounced anisotropy in its properties.     

Nonlinear buckling behavior of 3D-braided composite cylindrical shells subjected to internal pressure loads in thermal environments

The nonlinear buckling behavior of a 3D-braided composite cylindrical shell of finite length subjected to internal pressure in thermal environments is considered. According to a new micromacromechanical model, a 3D-braided composite may be treated as a cell system where the geometry of each cell strongly depends on its position in the cross section of the cylindrical shell. The material properties of the epoxy matrix are expressed as linear functions of temperature. The governing equations are based on Reddy’s higher-order shear deformation theory of shells with a von Karman–Donnell-type kinematic nonlinearity and include thermal effects. The singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling pressure and the postbuckling equilibrium paths of the shell.     

Variant of the geometrically nonlinear theory of anisotropic shells with allowance for transverse shear

A very simple variant of the geometrically nonlinear theory of anisotropic shells with allowance for the high compliance of the material in transverse shear is proposed. From this theory there follow, as a special case, the equations for an isotropic shell; these differ from the relations of [2] with respect to terms of the order of the ratio of the thickness of the shell to the radii of curvature small as compared with unity. The equations obtained are used to solve the problem of the stability of orthotropic shells of revolution relative to the starting axisymmetric state of stress.Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 5, pp. 863–871, September–October, 1969.     

Nonlinear free vibrations of multilayer shallow shells with a symmetric structure and with a complicated form of the plan

We propose a method to study free nonlinear vibrations of multilayer shallow shells with a complicated form of the plan. The mathematical statement of the problem is realized in the frame of a refined firstorder theory of the Tymoshenko type. A distinctive specific feature of the work is the application of the theory of R -functions and variational methods to the determination of eigenfunctions used as the basis in the construction of the required solution of a nonlinear problem. The proposed method is tested, and some new problems are solved. As a result, we constructed the amplitude–frequency dependences for spherical shells with a complicated form of the plan.     

The mutual influence of the boundaries of a hole and the faces of a cylindrical shell under distention

We consider the problem of distention of a thin circular cylindrical shell of finite length weakened by a circular slit. On the basis of the complex equations of the theory of cylindrical shells we construct a solution that makes it possible to take account of the influence of the boundaries of the hole and the faces. Using the method of boundary collocations and taking account of the conditions for single-valuedness of the displacements, we reduce the problem to a system of linear algebraic equations. We study numerically the behavior of the membrane stresses as the boundaries of the hole and the faces are moved closer together. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 23, 1992, pp. 45–48.     

Stress distribution in orthotropic shells of revolution with allowance for nonlinear factors

Basic relations and resolvent equations of a theory of orthotropic shells of revolution are presented with allowance for both geometric and physical nonlinearity. The approach to solve nonlinear problems is based on the methods of successive approximation and finite differences. A numerical study is made of the stress state of a spherical glass-plastic segment subjected to internal pressure. Solutions of problems are presented for linear and nonlinear (with allowance for one or two nonlinearities) formulations. The results obtained are analyzed.Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 18, pp. 76–78, 1987.     

Yield condition for circular cylindrical shells made of a fiber-reinforced composite

A yield condition is obtained for circular cylindrical shells made of a definite class of fiber-reinforced composite material whose components possess plastic properties. It is shown that, in the plane of generalized stresses — the axial bending moment and the circumferential force (when the axial force is absent) — the yield curve consists of two linear and four curvilinear sections. By approximating the curvilinear sections, we get a piecewise linear yield condition described by a hexagon in the plane indicated. The nonlinear equations and the corresponding piecewise linear equations of the yield condition for particular cases are given in the form of tables. In solving specific boundary-value problems, we consider a circular cylindrical shell simply supported at its ends and loaded with a uniform internal pressure, for which the load-carrying capacity is determined in relation to the mechanical properties of composite components and some characteristic geometrical parameters. The results of numerical calculations are represented in the form of graphs. __________ Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 5, pp. 655–666, September–October, 2006.     

Temperature singularities for thin shallow shells and plates

We construct a fundamental solution of the equations of thermoelasticity of thin shallow isotropic shells of arbitrary Gaussian curvature. The solution is obtained as a series whose coefficients are definite integrals of a special function resembling the macdonald function in its properties. We find the temperature singularities for internal force factors. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 81–87.