Axisymmetric thermoviscoelastoplastic state of thin flexible shells with damages

The paper presents a technique to determine the axisymmetric geometrically nonlinear thermoviscoelastoplastic state of thin shells with damages. The technique is based on the geometrically nonlinear equations that incorporate transverse-shear strains. The equations of thermoelasticity that describe the deformation of the body’s element along paths of small curvature are used as equations of state. The equivalent stress in the kinetic equations of damage and creep is determined from a failure criterion that accounts for the stress mode. As an example, the geometrically nonlinear thermoviscoelastoplastic deformation of a corrugated shell is analyzed and the time to its failure is determined __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 49–60, February 2008.     

Determining the Axisymmetric Geometrically Nonlinear Thermoviscoelastoplastic State of Laminated Shells by the Theory of Deformation Along Paths of Small Curvature

A technique is developed for determining the thermoviscoelastoplastic geometrically nonlinear axisymmetric stress–strain state of laminar shells of revolution under loads that induce meridional stress and torsion. The technique is based on the hypotheses of rectilinear element for the whole stack of layers. The relations of the theory of deformations along paths of small curvature are used as equations of state. The solution is reduced to the numerical integration of a system of ordinary differential equations. The technique is tried out by a test example and illustrated by determining the geometrically nonlinear thermoviscoelastoplastic state of a corrugated shell     

The Thermoviscoelastoplastic Axisymmetric Stress–Strain State of Laminated Flexible Orthotropic Shells

A technique is proposed to determine the thermoviscoelastoplastic axisymmetric stress–strain state of laminated shells made of isotropic and orthotropic materials. The paper deals with processes of shell loading such that both instantaneous elastoplastic and creep strains occur in isotropic materials and elastic and creep strains in orthotropic materials. The technique is developed within the framework of the Kirchhoff–Love hypotheses for a stack of layers with the use of the equations of the geometrically nonlinear theory of shells in a quadratic approximation. The deformation of isotropic materials is described by the equations of the theory of deformation along slightly curved trajectories, while the deformation of orthotropic materials is described by Hooke's law with additional terms allowing for creep. A numerical example is given     

Axisymmetric thermoviscoelastoplastic state of thin laminated shells made of a damageable material

A technique for the determination of the axisymmetric thermoviscoelastoplastic state of laminated thin shells made of a damageable material is developed. The technique is based on the kinematic equations of the theory of thin shells that account for transverse shear strains. The thermoviscoplastic equations, which describe the deformation of a shell element along paths of small curvature, are used as the constitutive equations. The equivalent stress that appears in the kinetic equations of damage and creep is determined from a failure criterion that accounts for the stress mode. The thermoviscoplastic deformation of a two-layer shell that models an element of a rocket engine nozzle is considered as an example __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 4, pp. 87–100, April 2008.     

Nonlinear deformation and buckling of curvilinear pipes loaded by external pressure

The problem of loading of a thin-walled elastic pipe (a toroidal shell) by external pressure is examined in a geometrically nonlinear formulation. A numerical algorithm is used to study the nonlinear deformation of the shell and the stability of its equilibrium states when its cross section has undergone a significant change in shape. Results are presented from a determination of the critical stresses of curvilinear pipes with allowance for moments in the subcritical state. These results are compared with the approximate solution. Chaplygin Siberian Aviation Institute, Novosibirsk 630051. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 162–166, July–August, 1998.     

Linear and Nonlinear Problems on the Elastic Deformation of Complex Shells and Methods of Their Numerical Solution

Some approaches to the solution of problems on the elastic deformation of thin-walled solids with a complex shape are analyzed on the basis of linear and geometrically nonlinear models. The general characteristic of the classical approaches to the solution of the problems is discussed. Approaches employing new classes of surfaces are considered. Solutions to some problems on the stress state of complex shell elements are presented     

Determining the Axisymmetric, Geometrically Nonlinear, Thermoelastoplastic State of Laminated Orthotropic Shells

A technique is developed to determine the axisymmetric, geometrically nonlinear, thermoplastic stress–strain state of laminated ortotropic shells of revolution under loads that cause a meridian stress state and torsion. The technique is based on the rectilinear-element hypotheses for the whole stack of layers. The active elastoplastic deformation of an ortotropic material is described by deformation-type equations that have been derived without resort to the existence conditions for the plastic potential. The scalar functions in the constitutive equations depend on the intensity of shear strains and temperature. The problem is solved through the numerical integration of a system of differential equations. The technique is tried out in designing tubular specimens subjected to axial force and torque. As an example, the elastoplastic state of a corrugated shell is analyzed     

Vibrations of shallow shells rectangular in the horizontal projection with two freely supported opposite edges

The exact mode shapes of linear vibrations of a shallow shell rectangular in the horizontal projection with two freely supported opposite edges are obtained. These shapes are used to construct a discretemodel of vibrations of a shallow shell in geometrically nonlinear deformation. The harmonic balance method is used to study the free and forced nonlinear vibrations under internal resonance. The Lyapunov stability of the obtained periodic vibrations is analyzed.     

Determination of the Axisymmetric Geometrically Nonlinear Thermoviscoelastoplastic State of Laminated Medium-Thickness Shells

A method is developed to determine the axisymmetric geometrically nonlinear thermoelastoviscoplastic stress–strain state of branched laminated medium-thickness shells of revolution. The method is based on the hypotheses of a rectilinear element for the whole set of layers. The shells are subject to loads that cause a meridional stress state and torsion. They can consist of isotropic layers, which deform beyond the elastic limit, and elastic orthotropic layers. The relations of thermoviscoplastic theory, which describe simple processes of loading, are employed as the equations of state for the isotropic layers. The solution of the problem is reduced to numerical integration of systems of differential equations. The geometrically nonlinear elastoplastic state of a two-layer corrugated shell of medium thickness is calculated as an example     

Effect of the tangential components of magnetic-flux density on the stress state of a flexible circular cylinder with variable stiffness

The effect of the tangential components of magnetic-flux density on the stress state of a circular cylindrical shell of variable stiffness is studied following a geometrically nonlinear problem statement. The cylindrical shell is subject to extraneous electric current and nonstationary mechanical loading     

Nonlinear vibration analysis of geometrically nonlinear shell structures

The nonlinear vibration analysis of a geometrically nonlinear shell structure is investigated in this study. In general, when the shell structure is subjected to excessive loadings, the large deformation of the shell structures must be considered, and the governing equation of the shell structure becomes nonlinear since the stiffness matrix of the governing equation is related to the deflection. Therefore, the natural frequency of the shell structure is varied with respect to the time which is quite different from that of the linear structures. In order to solve the nonlinearity of the governing equations of the shell structures, the well known Newton-Raphson iteration procedure in conjunction with Newmark scheme is adopted to perform the frequency analysis of the nonlinear-shell structures. Incidentally, the natural frequencies for various curvatures of the shell structures are also investigated from the practical engineering point of view.     

Influence of the boundary conditions on the stress state of a flexible cylindrical shell of variable stiffness in a magnetic field

The effect of the boundary conditions on the stress state of a circular cylindrical shell of variable thickness (stiffness) is analyzed using a geometrically nonlinear problem statement. The cylindrical shell is subject to a magnetic field, external electric current, and nonstationary mechanical load. Numerical results are presented and analyzed     

Studies of nonlinear deformation and stability of noncircular cylindrical shells in transverse bending

The variational finite element method in displacements is used to solve the problem of geometrically nonlinear deformation and stability of cylindrical shells with a noncircular contour of the cross-section. Quadrangle finite elements of shells of natural curvature are used. In the approximations of element displacements, the displacements of elements as solids are explicitly separated. The variational Lagrange principle is used to obtain a nonlinear system of algebraic equations for the unknown nodal finite elements. The system is solved by the method of successive loadings and by the Newton-Kantorovich linearization method. The linear system is solved by the Crout method. The critical loads are determined in the process of solving the nonlinear problem by using the Sylvester stability criterion. An algorithm and a computer program are developed to study the problem numerically. The nonlinear deformation and stability of shells with oval and elliptic cross-sections are investigated in a broad range of variation of the elongation and ellipticity parameters. The shell critical loads and buckling modes are determined. The influence of the deformation nonlinearity, elongation, and ellipticity of the shell on the critical loads is examined.     

Viscoelastoplastic Deformation of Reinforced Shells of Revolution Under Nonstationary Loading

The elastoviscoplastic behavior of a discretely reinforced shell under axisymmetric nonstationary loading is considered within the framework of the geometrically and physically nonlinear Timoshenko-type theory of shells. The stress–strain state of the structure is studied in terms of the incremental plasticity with kinematic hardening and dynamic yielding condition, which allows for the dynamic viscosity of the structure. The nonstationary behavior of a rigidly fastened reinforced shell under axisymmetric pulse loading normal to the shell surface is considered as an example. The deflection–time and deflection–space relationships are found     

Dynamic stability of viscoelastic circular cylindrical shells taking into account shear deformation and rotatory inertia

The present work discusses the problem of dynamic stability of a viscoelas- tic circular cylindrical shell,according to revised Timoshenko theory,with an account of shear deformation and rotatory inertia in the geometrically nonlinear statement.Pro- ceeding by Bubnov-Galerkin method in combination with a numerical method based on the quadrature formula the problem is reduced to a solution of a system of nonlinear integro-differential equations with singular kernel of relaxation.For a wide range of vari- ation of physical mechanical and geometrical parameters,the dynamic behavior of the shell is studied.The influence of viscoelastic properties of the material on the dynamical stability of the circular cylindrical shell is shown.Results obtained using different theories are compared.     

Adaptive sensing of kinematic entities in the vicinity of a time-dependent geometrically nonlinear pre-deformed state

A continuously distributed strain-type sensor can be designed to produce a signal proportional to a desired kinematic entity in the geometrically linear range. The corresponding spatial distribution of the sensor is found as a solution to an auxiliary problem of statics. For a geometrically nonlinear setting we suggest a new general method to design continuous strain-type sensors for measurements in the vicinity of a known pre-deformed state. This method is formulated for a general three-dimensional continuum, and a numerical implementation for rod structures is presented. The efficiency is first demonstrated for a nonlinear static deformation of a spatial rod structure; the modern approach to numerical modeling of rods with no shear deformation is utilized. Another example of in-plane vibrations of a rod demonstrates the benefit of the adaptive recomputation of the sensor distribution accounting for the actual time-dependent pre-deformation.     

纯弯曲下薄壁圆柱壳屈曲的非线性分析

为解决薄壁圆柱壳在纯弯曲下由于横截面的椭圆化而引起的屈曲几何非线性问题. 基本假设是改良的Brazier 简单理论,把圆柱壳的纯弯曲变形简化成一个两阶段的过程,分别求得纵向弯曲变形应变能和横截面变形应变能,然后利用最小势能原理求出作用力矩与杆端旋转角度的关系,最后分析可知:壳体长度参数越小,对应的圆柱壳壁越薄,非线性的影响越大;剪力大小参数越小,边界条件对椭圆化变形影响越小,非线性的影响越大.     

Stress analysis of functionally graded shells using a 7-parameter shell element

In this paper, finite element stress analysis of functionally graded structures using a high-order spectral/hp shell finite element is presented. The shell element is based on a seven-parameter first-order shear deformation theory in which the seventh parameter, in addition to the usual six degrees of freedom, is the thickness stretch. The continuum shell element is utilized for the numerical simulations of the fully geometrically nonlinear response of functionally graded elastic shell structures. Several nontrivial shell problems are considered to report deflections and stresses, the latter being the main focus of the current paper. It is found that the stresses computed in the current study agree only in some cases with those of ANSYS and/or ABAQUS and thus requires additional study to determine the cause of the disagreement.     

On the boundary conditions of the geometrically nonlinear Kirchhoff–Love shell theory

The present paper addresses the problem of establishing the boundary conditions of a geometrically nonlinear thin shell model, especially the kinematic ones. Our model is consistently derived from general 3D continuum mechanics statements. Generalized cross-sectional strains and stresses are based on the deformation gradient and the first Piola–Kirchhoff stress tensor. Since only the bending deformation is included in this model, no special technique needs to be adopted in order to avoid shear-locking. The theory is derived in such a way that any material model can be considered as a constitutive relation, once the zero transverse normal stress assumption is properly taken into account.