On single and bimodal optimum buckling loads of clamped columns

We study the problem of determining the optimum shape of a thin, elastic, clamped column of given length and volume, such that the fundamental buckling load is a maximum. The column cross-sections are assumed to be geometrically similar, and a minimum allowable value is specified for the cross-sectional area.Investigating the optimization problem parametrically in terms of this minimum constraint, we reveal a significant feature. There exists a threshold value for the constraint, beyond which the optimum columns are all associated with single mode optimum buckling loads, whereas, for any value of the constraint less than the threshold value, the optimum columns are associated with bimodal fundamental buckling loads.This bimodal behaviour necessitates an extension and a mathematical reformulation of the current optimization problem, which is outlined and solved in the paper. In particular, we revise the result hitherto considered to be the optimum solution for an unconstrained column with clamped ends.     

Elastoplastic buckling and post-buckling analysis of sandwich columns

Sandwich structures are widely used in many industrial applications thanks to their interesting compromise between lightweight and high mechanical properties. This compromise is realized thanks to the presence of different parts in the composite material, namely the skins which are particularly thin and stiff relative to the homogeneous core material and possibly core reinforcements. Owing to these geometric and material features, sandwich structures are subject to global but also local buckling phenomena which are mainly responsible for their collapse. The buckling analysis of sandwich materials is therefore an important issue for their mechanical design. In this respect, this paper is devoted to the theoretical study of the local/global buckling and post-buckling behavior of sandwich columns under axial compression. Only symmetric sandwich materials are considered with homogeneous and isotropic core/skin layers. First, the buckling problem is analytically addressed, by solving the so-called bifurcation equation in a 3D framework. The bifurcation analysis is performed using an hybrid model (the two faces are represented by Euler–Bernoulli beams, whereas the core material is considered as a 2D continuous solid), considering both an elastic and elastoplastic core material. Closed-form expressions are derived for the critical loadings and the associated bifurcation modes. Then, the post-buckling response is numerically investigated using a 2D finite element bespoke program, including finite plasticity, arc-length methods and branch-switching procedures. The numerical computations enable us to validate the previous analytical solutions and describe several kinds of post-critical responses up to advanced states, depending on geometric and material parameters. In most cases, secondary bifurcations occur during the post-critical stage. These secondary modes are mainly due to the modal interaction phenomenon and give rise to unstable post-buckled solutions which lead to final collapse.     

Buckling and post-buckling of gradient and nonlocal plasticity columns experiencing softening

The buckling and the post-buckling behaviors of a perfect axially loaded column are analytically investigated through a global bilinear moment–curvature elastoplastic constitutive law. Three plasticity cases are studied, namely the linear hardening plasticity law, the perfect elastoplastic case and the softening case. The applications of such a study can be found in various structural engineering problems, including reinforced concrete, steel, timber or composite structures. It is analytically shown that for all kinds of elastoplastic behaviors, the plasticity phenomena lead to a global softening branch in the load–deflection diagram. The propagation of the plasticity zone during the post-buckling process is analytically characterized in case of linear hardening or softening plasticity laws. However, it is shown that the unphysical elastic unloading solution necessarily occurs in presence of local softening moment–curvature constitutive law. A nonlocal plasticity moment–curvature softening law is then used to control the localization branch in the post-buckling stage. This nonlocal plasticity law includes the explicit and the implicit gradient plasticity law. Higher-order plasticity boundary conditions are derived from an extended variational principle. Some parametric studies finally illustrate the main findings of this paper, including the plasticity modulus effect on the post-buckling behavior of these plasticity structural systems.     

Influence of post-buckling behaviour on optimum design of stiffened panels

For an eccentrically stiffened wide panel under compression the optimality of a design with simultaneous occurrence of buckling as a wide Euler column and local buckling of the plate between the stiffeners is investigated. The total amount of material per unit width of the panel is prescribed. As a function of the distribution of this material in the plate and the stiffeners the maximum carrying capacities are calculated approximately by application of Galerkin's method. The design with the highest carrying capacity and the design with the best ability to retain axial stiffness, corresponding to given imperfections, are determined. It is shown that imperfections move the optimum away from the coincident buckling mode design.     

Lateral post-buckling analysis of beams

Summary The nonlinear lateral buckling response of perfect stocky beams in the vicinity of the critical bifurcational state is discussed. Attention is focused on the initial post-buckling response. This depends on the nature of the critical branching point which is explored by using a nonlinear (lateral) bending-curvature relationship. It is found that the plane of loading (associated with the major moment of inertia) looses its stability through a stable symmetric bifurcation point. Hence, the above beams are not sensitive to imperfections, exhibiting post-buckling strength. However, the post-buckling equilibrium path is quite shallow, so that the load-carrying capacity of such beams above the critical state is rather limited. The analysis is supplemented by illustrative examples forI-beams for which the effect of various parameters on the initial postbuckling path is also discussed.

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Analyse des lateralen nachkritischen Knickverhaltens von Balken

Übersicht Das nichtlineare Knickverhalten von perfekten gedrungenen Balken in der Nachbarschaft des kritischen Verzweigungspunktes wird untersucht, wobei sich die Aufmerksamkeit insbesondere auf den Beginn der nachkritischen Phase richtet. Diese hängt vom Charakter des kritischen Verzweigungspunktes ab, der seinerseits mit Hilfe einer nichtlinearen (lateralen) Biegemoment-und Krümmungs-Beziehung analysiert wird. Es zeigt sich, daß die Stabilität in der Belastungsebene-verbunden mit dem maximalen Flächenmoment zweiter Ordnung-über einen stabilen symmetrischen Verzweigungspunkt verlorengeht. Daher sind solche Balken unempfindlch gegenüber Imperfektionen, sie zeigen nachkritische Belastbarkeit. Der nachkritische Gleichgewichtspfad ist jedoch sehr flach, so daß die Tragfähigkeit dieser Balken oberhalb des kritischen Zustandes recht begrenzt ist. Die Untersuchung ist durch illustrative Beispiele für I-Balken untermauert, für welche der Einfluß der verschiedenen Parameter auf den anfänglichen nachkritischen Pfad herausgearbeitet wird.

     

The effect of shear deformation on the post-buckling behavior of imperfect nonlinear viscoelastic columns

Summary The post-buckling behavior of imperfect columns made of nonlinear viscoelastic materials is investigated, taking into account the effect of shear deformation. The material is modeled according to the Leaderman representation of nonlinear viscoelasticity. Solutions are developed, within the elastica and the shear deformation theories, in order to calculate the growth in time of the total deflection. The numerical results establish the importance of the shear and the nonlinear viscoelasticity effects, and of the h/ℓ ratio in the column post-buckling behavior. Accepted for publication 11 November 1996     

On the post-buckling analysis of plastic structures under impulsive loading

An analytical method is suggested to analyze the plastic post-buckling behavior under impulsive loading. The fundamental equation of motion of a cylindrical shell is taken as an example to explain the main concept and procedure. The axial and the radial displacements are decoupled by an approximate scheme, so that only one non-linear equation for the radial buckling displacement is to be solved. By expanding it in terms of an amplitude measure as a time variable, we may get the post-buckling behavior in the form of a series solution. The post-buckling behavior of a rectangular plate used as a special case of cylindrical shell is discussed.     

周期结构后屈曲新算法及其应用

提出了周期结构后屈曲分析的一种新算法。在屈曲点附近,通过加载模型和诱导后屈曲边值问题之间的相互切换,避开屈曲点附近刚度矩阵的奇异性,并诱导结构产生预期的后屈曲变形,避免了以往后屈曲算法中引入几何初始缺陷后对系统带来的可能影响。通过对三种由超弹性材料所构成的周期孔隙结构的后屈曲分析,验证了本文所提出的后屈曲算法的有效性和灵活性。分析了周期孔隙材料多向加载对屈曲模式转换的影响,以及后屈曲变形对弹性波传播带隙的影响,为周期结构中弹性波传播的调控提供良好的基础。     

Large deflection and post-buckling analysis of non-linearly elastic rods by wavelet method

We propose a wavelet method in the present study to analyze the large deflection bending and post-buckling problems of rods composed of non-linearly elastic materials, which are governed by a class of strong non-linear differential equations. This wavelet method is established based on a modified wavelet approximation of an interval bounded L²-function, which provides a new method for the large deflection bending and post-buckling problems of engineering structures. As an example, in this study, we considered the rod structures of non-linear materials that obey the Ludwick and the modified Ludwick constitutive laws. The numerical results for both large deflection bending and post-buckling problems are presented, illustrating the convergence and accuracy of the wavelet method. For the former, the wavelet solutions are more accurate than the finite element method and the shooting method embedded with the Euler method. For the latter, both bifurcation and limit loads can be easily and directly obtained by solving the extended systems. On the other hand, for the shooting method embedded with Runge–Kutta method, to obtain these values usually needs to choose a good starting value and repeat trial solutions many times, which can be a tough task.     

Localized analysis of thin-walled structure's buckling/initial post-buckling and its accuracy

A method of localization is proposed to lower the high order of equations in FEM calculation for the stability of a complex thin-walled structure. The localized analysis enables us to obtain both the upper and lower limits for the bifurcating point in a whole linear-elastic structural system, as well as an approximate solution to asymptotic post-buckling problem. Some numerical examples are included. Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China     

An analysis of the post-buckling of laminated plates of symmetric cross-ply

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The optimum layer number of multi-layer pyramidal core sandwich columns under in-plane compression

The effect of the face thickness to core height ratio on different multi-layer pyramidal core sandwich columns under in-plane compression is investigated theoretically and numerically. Numerical simulation is in good agreement with theory. Results indicate that one specified face thickness to core height ratio corresponds to one optimum layer number of multi-layer pyramidal core sandwich columns in consideration of engineering application. This result can guide the sandwich structure design.     

Bifurcation and stability analysis for liquid surfaces

A more comprehensive discussion on the bifurcation problems for the shape of liquid surfaces is made in this paper. The necessary conditions for bifurcation are given, and the bifurcating solutions near bifurcation points can be obtained by perturbation technique. Finally the stability of the bifurcating states is analyzed by means of the principle of minimum potential energy.     

Creep buckling and post-buckling analysis of the laminated piezoelectric viscoelastic functionally graded plates

The creep buckling and post-buckling of the laminated piezoelectric viscoelastic functionally graded material (FGM) plates are studied in this research. Considering the transverse shear deformation and geometric nonlinearity, the Von Karman geometric relation of the laminated piezoelectric viscoelastic FGM plates with initial deflection is established. And then nonlinear creep governing equations of the laminated piezoelectric viscoelastic FGM plates subjected to an in-plane compressive load are derived on the basis of the elastic piezoelectric theory and Boltzmann superposition principle. Applying the finite difference method and the Newmark scheme, the whole problem is solved by the iterative method. In numerical examples, the effects of geometric nonlinearity, transverse shear deformation, the applied electric load, the volume fraction and the geometric parameters on the creep buckling and post-buckling of laminated piezoelectric viscoelastic FGM plates with initial deflection are investigated.     

AN IMPROVED ARC-LENGTH METHOD AND APPLICATION IN THE POST-BUCKLING ANALYSIS FOR COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Based on the conventional arc- length method, an improved arc- length method with high-efficiency is proposed. The weighted modifications with respect to the variation of structural stiffness and extra-interpolation modification by using the information of known equilibrium points are introduced to improve the incremental arc- length . An approximate expansion method for the accumulated and expected arc-length is used to ensure the convergence at given load levels in large range of applications. Numerical results show that the improved arc-length method has well adaptability and higher efficiency in the post-buckling analysis of plates and sheik structures for tracing whole load-deflection path and obtaining the convergence values at any specified load levels.     

Bifurcation analysis of a nonlinear viscoelastic panel

The dynamic behavior of a nonlinear viscoelastic panel subjected to a simple harmonic excitation is studied. Using the Galerkin principle, the double mode model is presented in this paper. The bifurcation behavior of the panel is examined in detail in the case of internal response. The method of averaging is used to derive a set of autonomous equations. The averaged differential equations are then examined to determine their bifurcation behavior. Finally, the results of theoretical analysis are numericaly verified.     

基于位移型控制方程的圆板热后屈曲分析

本文推导了圆板位移型热后屈曲方程，在设定挠度试函数后，由微分方程精确求出径向位移，然后用Galerkin法消去另一方程的残差，试函数由Legendre多项式构成，结果表明：本文方法是有效的，有关结果可供设计圆板时参考。