Interlaminar hygrothermal stresses in laminated plates

Within the elasticity formulation the most general displacement field for hygrothermal problems of long laminated composite plates is presented. The equivalent single-layer theories are then employed to determine the global deformation parameters appearing in the displacement fields of general cross-ply, symmetric, and antisymmetric angle-ply laminates under thermal and hygroscopic loadings. Reddy’s layerwise theory is subsequently used to determine the local deformation parameters of various displacement fields. An elasticity solution is also developed in order to validate the efficiency and accuracy of the layerwise theory in predicting the interlaminar normal and shear stress distributions. Finally, various numerical results are presented for edge-effect problems of several cross-ply, symmetric, and antisymmetric angle-ply laminates subjected to uniform hygrothermal loads. All results indicate high stress gradients of interlaminar normal and shear stresses near the edges of laminates.     

Complex potential formalisms for bending of inhomogeneous monoclinic plates including transverse shear deformation

This paper develops complex potential formalisms for the solution of the bending problem of inhomogenoeus anisotropic plates, on the basis of the most commonly used refined plate theories. Being an initial step in that direction, it works out such formalisms only in connection with the bending problem of shear deformable homogeneous plates as well as plates having a special type of inhomogeneity along their thickness direction. The adopted type of inhomogeneity is however still general enough to include certain classes of plates made of functionally graded material as well as the classes of cross- and angle-ply symmetric laminates as particular cases. The basic formalism, similar to that developed by Stroh in plane strain elasticity, is detailed in relation with the equilibrium equations of a generalized plate theory that accounts for the effects of transverse shear deformation and includes conventional, refined theories as particular cases. Some interesting specializations, related to the most important of those conventional plate theories, are then presented and discussed separately. Hence, the outlined formalisms provide, for the first time in analytical form, the general solution of the partial differential equations associated with the most commonly used refined, elastic plate theories.     

Free-edge stresses in antisymmetric angle-ply laminates in extension and torsion

The first-order shear deformation theory and the layerwise theory of laminated plates are employed to analyze the edge-effect problem of an antisymmetric angle-ply laminate subjected to arbitrary combinations of extensional and torsional loads. The first-order theory is used for predicting the unknown constant parameters appearing in the reduced displacement field of elasticity which, on the other hand, signify the global behavior of the laminate. A layerwise theory is then utilized to determine the local interlaminar stresses within the boundary-layer regions of laminates. In order to closely examine the behavioral characteristics of interlaminar stresses, various numerical examples are presented for different antisymmetric angle-ply laminates under an axial force and a torque.     

An exact symplectic solution for the dynamic analysis of shear deformable antisymmetric angle-ply laminated plates

From the mixed variational principle, by the selection of the state variables and its dual variables, the Hamiltonian canonical equation for the dynamic analysis of shear deformable antisymmetric angle-ply laminated plates is derived, leading to the mathematical frame of symplectic geometry and algorithms, and the exact solution for the arbitrary boundary conditions is also derived by the adjoint orthonormalized symplectic expansion method. Numerical results are presented with the emphasis on the effects of length/thickness ratio, arbitrary boundary conditions, degrees of anisotropy, number of layers, ply-angles and the corrected coefficients of transverse shear.     

Shear deformation in thermal bending analysis of laminated plates by the GDQ method

The interlaminar stresses and deflections in a laminated rectangular plate under thermal bending were determined by using the generalized differential quadrature method involving the effect of shear deformation. The approximate stress and deflection solutions are obtained under the bending of sinusoidal temperature of thermal load for layer in cross-ply laminates and angle-ply laminates. Numerical results show that the shear deformation has significant effects on the dominant interlaminar stresses and deflections in the laminated plate of thermal bending analysis.     

Thermal bending analysis of shear-deformable laminated anisotropic plates by the GDQ method

The generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method was used to determine the inter-laminar stresses and deflections in a laminated rectangular anisotropy plate under thermal bending involving the effect of shear deformation. We obtained the non-dimensional stresses and transverse center deflection in cross-ply and angle-ply anti-symmetric, anisotropic laminates subjected to thermal load with sinusoidal temperature distribution. We found that the shear deformation has significant effects on the stresses and deflections for laminated anisotropic plate with moderately side-to-thickness ratio under thermal load and bending state.     

Experimental determination of the nonlinear shear behavior of fiber-reinforced laminae under impact loading

A procedure is developed for the experimental determination of the nonlinear shear behavior of fiber-reinforced composites by testing angle-ply laminates. It is shown that, for the E glass/epoxy used in this work, the popular ±45 deg specimens fail prematurely due to transverse stresses, thus limiting the range for which the shear stress-strain curve can be obtained. By selecting an appropriate fiber orientation, ±41 deg in the present work, premature failure can be prevented and the nonlinear shear response can be obtained almost to shear failure. The experimental program involved four groups of tensile specimens (±30 deg, ±35 deg ±41 deg and ±45 deg) tested under impact conditions using a drop weight testing machine. Analysis was performed using classical plate theory and an incremental loading procedure. Some problems involved in conducting dynamic tests are discussed and a solution is presented.     

反对称铺设层合板动力问题的Hamilton体系及辛几何解法

基于ＹＮＳ层合格理论，建立反对称铺设层合板动力问题的Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则方程，并采用共轭辛正交归一关系给出一对边简支，另一对边为任意支承层合板自振频率的精确解，数值算例讨论了长宽比，铺设角，层数及剪切修正系数的影响。     

Shear deformable composite plates with nonlinear curvatures: modeling and nonlinear vibrations of symmetric laminates

Moving from a general plate theory, a modified general shear deformable laminated plate theory (MGFSDT) exhibiting nonlinear curvatures but still allowing for some worth features of linear curvature models (von Karman) is formulated. Starting from MGFSDT partial differential equations, a minimal discretized model (Duffing equation) for symmetric cross-ply laminates nonlinear vibrations, whose coefficients account for shear deformability and nonlinear curvatures, is obtained via the Galerkin procedure. The variable features of such a Duffing model as obtainable via alternative kinematic assumptions at the continuum level are highlighted. Through the comparison of a number of underlying models in different technical situations, information on the influence of shear deformability on system nonlinear response and on the influence of nonlinear curvatures are obtained. Frequency–response curves through a multiple scale analysis are presented for different continuous models, kinds of material, mode numbers and boundary conditions.     

Nonlinear vibration of generally laminated anisotropic thick plates

Summary Nonlinear equations of motion of generally laminated anisotropic plates are derived by use of Hamilton's principle. The effects of transverse shear and rotatory inertia are included in the analysis. The equations of motion so obtained readily reduce to those obtained in a recent nonlinear theory of anisotropic plates including transverse shear and rotatory inertia and to the dynamic von Kármán equations of plates. Based on the Galarkin procedure and principle of harmonic balance approximate solutions to the governing equations of generally laminated rectangular plates are formulated for various boundary conditions. Including the effects of transverse shear and rotatory inertia numerical results for the ratio of nonlinear frequency to linear frequency of symmetric angle-ply and cross-ply laminates, unsymmetric angle-ply and cross-ply laminates and an arbitrarily laminated plate are presented graphically for various values of elastic properties, fiber orientation angle, number of layers, thickness-to-span ratio and aspect ratio. Present results are also compared with the existing data.

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Nichtlineare Schwingungen von anisotropen, dicken Verbundplatten

übersicht Die nichtlinearen Bewegungsgleichungen anisotroper, dicker Verbundplatten werden mit Hilfe des Prinzips von Hamilton hergeleitet. Dabei werden die Einflüsse der Schubspannungen und der Drehträgheit berücksichtigt. Mit dem Verfahren von Galerkin und der Methode der harmonischen Balance werden Näherungslösungen für Rechteckplatten bei verschiedenen Randbedingungen gewonnen. Numerische Ergebnisse für verschiedene Materialparameter sind graphisch dargestellt und werden mit bereits bekannten Ergebnissen verglichen.

     

复合结构剪切板的屈曲与后屈曲研究

基于Ｒｅｉｓｓｎｅｒ剪切板理论，本文将现有理论模型推进了一步，导出了控制复合材料和构造矩形板平衡的广义Ｋａｒｍａｎ大挠度方程。此外，运用摄动技术，构造了一个单向压缩简支剪切矩形板的后屈曲渐近解，适用于面板和夹心材料都具正交各向异性的夹层板以及计及横向剪切变形对称铺设的层合板。文中给出了典型算例，并将当前结果与其它理论或数值解作了比较，显示出相当好的一致性。     

Approximate vibration analysis of laminated curved panel using higher-order shear deformation theory

An approximate analysis for free vibration of a laminated curved panel (shell) with four edges simply supported (SS2), is presented in this paper. The transverse shear deformation is considered by using a higher-order shear deformation theory. For solving the highly coupled partial differential governing equations and associated boundary conditions, a set of solution functions in the form of double trigonometric Fourier series, which are required to satisfy the geometry part of the considered boundary conditions, is assumed in advance. By applying the Galerkin procedure both to the governing equations and to the natural boundary conditions not satisfied by the assumed solution functions, an approximate solution, capable of providing a reliable prediction for the global response of the panel, is obtained. Numerical results of antisymmetric angle-ply as well as symmetric cross-ply and angle-ply laminated curved panels are presented and discussed.     

A unified periodical boundary conditions for representative volume elements of composites and applications

An explicit unified form of boundary conditions for a periodic representative volume element (RVE) is presented which satisfies the periodicity conditions, and is suitable for any combination of multiaxial loads. Starting from a simple 2-D example, we demonstrate that the “homogeneous boundary conditions” are not only over-constrained but they may also violate the boundary traction periodicity conditions. Subsequently, the proposed method is applied to: (a) the simultaneous prediction of nine elastic constants of a unidirectional laminate by applying multiaxial loads to a cubic unit cell model; (b) the prediction of in-plane elastic moduli for [±θ]_n angle-ply laminates. To facilitate the analysis, a meso/micro rhombohedral RVE model has been developed for the [±θ]_n angle-ply laminates. The results obtained are in good agreement with the available theoretical and experimental results.     

3-D numerical study on the bending of symmetric composite laminates

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四角点简支双稳态层合板振动特性研究

双稳态层合板作为一种柔性可变体结构,为实现振动状态下的构型调控,将对其开展固有振动特性的 研究．本文以四角点简支约束的矩形非对称铺设双稳态板作为研究对象,运用最小势能原理、一阶剪切变形理 论、以及冯卡门几何非线性位移应变关系,得到双稳态板的两种稳态构型．首次给出了适合于四点简支的6参 数构型函数与17参数构型函数,研究对比发现对于稳态构型采用17参数的构型函数结果相对更精确;对于应 用线性位移应变关系的基于任一稳态构型下振动固有特性而言,这两种构型函数得到的结果基频相差2 %,其 它阶次频率相差也不大．随后采用6参数构型函数得到的稳态构型研究了几何尺寸、铺层数分别对两种稳态构 型固有振动特性的影响．本研究对于进一步研究该类结构动态跳变机理具有重要意义．     

Viscoelastic analysis of von Kármán laminated plates under in-plane compression with initial deflection

The creep responses of simply-supported cross-ply and angle-ply viscoelastic laminates, having various magnitudes of imperfections, under in-plane compression are examined. The non-linear strain-displacement relation is based on the von Kármán assumption. The stress function is obtained by solving the compatibility equation by the use of the Laplace transform, and the deflection is calculated from the moment equation by the Galerkin method and a numerical integration scheme. The numerical results of deflection history and edge shortening for the glass/epoxy laminates are presented for illustrating the effect of imperfections and viscoelastic properties on the creep behavior. The solutions based on the quasi-elastic approach are also presented for comparison.     

Thermomechanical postbuckling of unilaterally constrained shear deformable laminated plates with temperature-dependent properties

This paper presents a study on the postbuckling responses of shear deformable laminated plates resting on a tensionless foundation of the Pasternak-type and subjected to combined axial and thermal loads. Two different postbuckling cases are considered, namely (1) the compressive postbuckling of initially heated plates and (2) the thermal postbuckling of initially compressed plates. The postbuckling analysis of laminated plates is based on the higher order shear deformation plate theory with a von Kármán-type of kinematic non-linearity. It is assumed that the foundation reacts in compression only. The thermal effects are also included and the material properties are assumed to be temperature dependent. The initial geometric imperfection of the plates is taken into account. The analysis uses a two-step perturbation technique to determine the postbuckling response of the plates. An iterative scheme is developed to obtain numerical results without using any assumption on the shape of the contact region. Numerical solutions are presented in tabular and graphical forms to study the postbuckling behavior of antisymmetric angle-ply and symmetric cross-ply laminated plates resting on tensionless elastic foundations of the Pasternak-type, from which results for conventional elastic foundations are obtained as comparators. The results reveal that the unilateral constraint has a significant effect on the postbuckling response of the plates subjected to combined axial and thermal loads when the foundation stiffness is sufficiently large. The results also confirm that the postbuckling responses are significantly influenced by temperature dependency and initial membrane stress as well as initial thermal stress.     

A general vibration model of angle-ply laminated plates that accounts for the continuity of interlaminar stresses

This paper presents the generalisation of a well documented two-dimensional shear deformable laminated shell theory [Compos. Struct. 25 (1993) 165] that, based on a fixed number of unknown variables, was initially proposed for laminates made of specially orthotropic layers only. The theory is here specialised for laminated plates but is able to encompass monoclinic layers in a general multilayered configuration. Moreover, it is able to account for the interlaminar continuity of both displacements and transverse shear stresses. Higher-order effects, as shear deformation and rotary inertia, are naturally included into the formulation. In order to obtain the relevant governing differential equations, both Hamilton's variational principle and a recently proposed vectorial approach [Compos. Engng. 3 (1993) 3] have been independently used. The effectiveness of the present model is tested numerically by comparing its results with exact three-dimensional elasticity results obtained under the particular condition that the plates vibrate in cylindrical bending.     

Buckling of non-uniformly distributed graphene and fibre reinforced multiscale angle-ply laminates

Meccanica - Present work investigates the biaxial buckling of three-phase, angle-ply laminates reinforced with graphene platelets and carbon or glass fibres. The analysis is based on Classical...     

Modeling photo-induced deformation of glassy splay-bend and twist nematic sheets

Azobenzene-containing glassy nematic sheets deform in response to light in a complicated way depending on director distribution. To quantify the large-deflected deformation, a theoretical model is developed for the sheets with typical splay-bend and twist director distributions. A third-order in-plane displacement assumption is adopted to characterize the effect of transverse shear deformation, and the necessity is discussed through two examples for which analytical solutions are obtainable. Though this work is an extension of the third-order shear deformable theory for anisotropic laminates, it involves some new ingredients such as varying spontaneous strains and special material symmetries. The results are expected useful for analysis and design of the glassy nematic sheets in actuation applications.