Imperfection sensitivity of curved panels under combined compression and shear

The initial buckling load of curved panels under compressive loads is substantially reduced by the existence of imperfections, in particular geometric imperfections. It is therefore essential that these imperfections are considered in analysing components which incorporate such panels in order to accurately predict their buckling behaviour. Finite element analysis allows fully non-linear analysis of shells containing geometric imperfections, however, to obtain accurate results information is required on the exact size and shape of the imperfection to be modelled. In most cases this data is not available. It is therefore generally recommended that the imperfections are modelled on the first eigenmode and have an amplitude selected according to the manufacturing procedure. This paper presents the effects of varying imperfection shape and amplitude on the buckling and postbuckling behaviour of one specific case, a curved panel under combined shear and compression, to test the accuracy of such recommendations.     

Imperfection sensitivity of optimal symmetric braced frames against buckling

Imperfection sensitivity characteristics of the non-linear buckling load factors of non-optimal and optimal symmetric frames are investigated. The frames are subjected to symmetric proportional vertical loads. The optimization problem is formulated under constraints on linear buckling load factors. Although the buckling load factors corresponding to sway and non-sway modes coincide at the optimum design, the non-sway-type asymmetric bifurcation point disappears as a result of geometrically non-linear analysis. Therefore, the maximum allowable load factors of perfect and imperfect systems should be determined by assigning displacement constraints. It is shown that quantitative evaluation is possible for imperfection sensitivity and mode interaction based on the higher order differential coefficients of the total potential energy even for frames of which the critical points should be numerically obtained. Numerical examples are presented to show that the properties of the non-sway bifurcation point are similar to those of a symmetric bifurcation point, and the interaction between sway and non-sway modes does not always lead to enhancement of imperfection sensitivity.     

An analysis of the imperfection sensitivity of square elastic-plastic plates under axial compression

For a simply supported elastic-plastic square plate under axial compression the post-bifurcation behaviour and the sensitivity to initial imperfections are investigated. An exact asymptotic expansion is given for the initial post-bifurcation behaviour of a perfect plate compressed into the plastic range. The imperfection sensitivity is studied through an asymptotic analysis of the behaviour of the hypoelastic plate that results from neglecting the effect of elastic unloading. The results of the asymptotic analyses are compared with results of a numerical incremental solution by means of a combined finite element—Rayleigh Ritz method. The paper considers the effect of different in-plane boundary conditions and the effect of various degrees of strain hardening.     

Elasto-plastic analysis for the buckling and postbuckling of rectangular plates under uniaxial compression

Full-range analysis for the buckling and postbuckling of rectangular plates under in-plane compression has been made by perturbation technique which takes deflection as itsperturbation parameter.In this paper the effects of initial geometric imperfection on the postbuckling behaviorof plates have been discussed.It is seen that the effect of initial imperfection on the inelasticpostbuckling of plates is sensitive.By comparison,it is found that the theoretical results ofthis paper are in good agreement with experiments.     

Generalized sensitivity and probabilistic analysis of buckling loads of structures

The imperfection sensitivity law by Koiter played a pivotal role in the early stage of research on initial post-buckling behaviors of structures, but seems somewhat overshadowed by numerical approaches in the computer age. In this paper, to make this law consistent with practical application, the law is extended to implement the influence of a number of imperfections, and the second-order (minor) imperfections are considered, in addition to the first-order (major) imperfections considered in the Koiter law. Explicit formulas are presented to be readily applicable to the numerical evaluation of imperfection sensitivity. A procedure to describe the probabilistic variation of critical loads is presented for the case where initial imperfections of structures are subject to a multivariate normal distribution; the formula for the probability density function of critical loads is derived by considering up to the second-order imperfections. The validity and usefulness of the present procedure are demonstrated through the application to truss structures.     

Dynamic buckling of stiffened plates under fluid-solid impact load

A simple solution of the dynamic buckling of stiffened plates under fluid-solid impact loading is presented. Based on large deflection theory, a discretely stiffened plate model has been used. The tangential stresses of stiffeners and in-plane displacement are neglected. Applying the Hamilton‘ s principle, the motion equations of stiffened plates are obtained. The deflection of the plate is taken as Fourier series, and using Galerkin method, the discrete equations can be deduced, which can be solved easily by Runge-Kutta method. The dynamic buckling loads of the stiffened plates are obtained from Budiansky-Roth ( B-R ) curves.     

Elasto-plastic buckling analysis for perforated steel plates subject to uniform compression

This study investigates the elasto-plastic buckling behaviour of simply supported square and rectangular thin steel plates having elliptic cut-outs by means of finite element method. Plates with simply supported in the out-of-plane direction are applied uniform compression in long-edge direction. A50 steel was used in the analysis and the focus was on the effect of plate aspect ratio, elliptical hole size, elliptical hole angle, elliptical hole location and slenderness ratio on buckling behaviour. It was found in the study that as the plate slenderness ratio increases, the critical buckling stress decreases for all the perforated plates.     

Imperfection sensitivity of degenerate hilltop branching points

Imperfection sensitivity is investigated for a degenerate hilltop branching point, where a degenerate bifurcation point exists at a limit point. A degenerate hilltop branching point is important as it is a byproduct of optimization of shallow shell structures under non-linear buckling constraints. A systematic procedure is presented for asymptotic sensitivity analysis based on enumeration of vertices of a convex region defined by linear inequality constraints on the orders of the variables. The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated by sensitivity analysis of degenerate hilltop branching points, considering minor and major imperfections, corresponding to an unstable-symmetric or asymmetric bifurcation point at the limit point. It is found that a hilltop branching point can be imperfection sensitive.     

Basic curvilinear coordinate equations of electroelastic plates under biasing fields with applications in buckling analysis

The authors have developed a two-dimensional model for the extension and flexure response of electroelastic plates under biasing fields in a curvilinear coordinate system. Applications of the model in analyzing buckling of two circular piezoelectric plates, one single-layered and the other double-layered, are included. The analysis indicates that the piezoelectric coupling has a strengthening effect against buckling. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 10172036) and the Office of US Naval Research (Contract No. ONR N00014-96-1-0884).     

IMPERFECTION SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF A RECTANGULAR COLUMN COMPRESSED INTO THE PLASTIC RANGE

I.IntroductionSinceelasticunloadingoccursinthedeformationprocess,theimperfectionsensitivityanalysisofstructuresloadedintotheplasticrangeismuchcomplicated.TheproblemisfirststudiedintheorybyHutchinson(1973,1974)l"ZI.HeusedKoiter'stheorytoanalysethebehaviorpriortotheonsetofelasticunloadingandtoobtaintheloadandthedisplacementatwhichelasticunloadingbegins.NeedlemanandTvergaard(1982)l'jpresentedananalysisofimperfeCtionsensitivityintheplasticrangethatignoreselasticunloading,thatis,substituteshypo-…     

Thermal buckling analysis of truss-core sandwich plates

Truss-core sandwich plates have received much attention in virtue of the high values of strength-to-weight and stifness-to-weight as well as the great ability of impulseresistance recently. It is necessary to study the stability of sandwich panels under the influence of the thermal load. However, the sandwich plates are such complex threedimensional(3D) systems that direct analytical solutions do not exist, and the finite element method(FEM) cannot represent the relationship between structural parameters and mechanical properties well. In this paper, an equivalent homogeneous continuous plate is idealized by obtaining the efective bending and transverse shear stifness based on the characteristics of periodically distributed unit cells. The first order shear deformation theory for plates is used to derive the stability equation. The buckling temperature of a simply supported sandwich plate is given and verified by the FEM. The efect of related parameters on mechanical properties is investigated. The geometric parameters of the unit cell are optimized to attain the maximum buckling temperature. It is shown that the optimized sandwich plate can improve the resistance to thermal buckling significantly.     

Imperfection sensitivity of hilltop branching points of systems with dihedral group symmetry

Imperfection sensitivity of a hilltop branching point occurring as a coincidence of a limit point and a double bifurcation point of a finite-dimensional, elastic, conservative system equivariant to the dihedral group is investigated. In the neighborhood of this point, the potential is expanded into a power series of independent state variables, loading parameter and imperfection magnitude. The form of the expansion is determined through exploitation of dihedral-group symmetry. For the perfect system, the hilltop branching point and bifurcated paths are shown to be all unstable. For an imperfect system, equilibrium paths in general break into a series of paths: including fundamental, complementary and aloof paths. The imperfection sensitivity laws for maximum (critical) points of loading on these paths are obtained as a novel finding of this paper. Critical points on the fundamental and complementary paths enjoy a piecewise linear law, which is less severe than a one-half or two-thirds power law for the double bifurcation point. By contrast, maximum points on aloof paths suffer more severe sensitivity. The hilltop branching point thus displays complex system of imperfection sensitivities. As numerical examples, imperfection sensitivity of simple structural models with the hilltop point is investigated to ensure the validity of the present formulation.     

各向异性矩形板的剪切屈曲分析

根据各向异性矩形薄板剪切屈曲横向位移函数的微分方程建立了一般性的解析解。该一般解包括三角函数和双曲线函数组成的解,它能满足四个边为任意边界条件的问题;该一般解还包括代数多项式解,它能满足四个角的边界条件问题。因此,这一解析解可用于精确地求解任意边界的各向异性矩形板的剪切屈曲问题。其中待定常数可由四边和四角的边界条件来确定,由此得出的齐次线性代数方程系数矩阵行列式等于零可以求得各阶临界载荷及其屈型。结合配点法,利用变形的对称和反对称性,以及对称迭层正方形板均可使计算更简单。以四边平夹的对称角铺设复合材料迭层板为例进行了计算和讨论。     

Chaotic phenomena in the dynamic buckling of an elastic-plastic column under an impact

The present study is concerned with the dynamic anomalous response of an elastic-plastic column struck axially by a massm with an initial velocityv ₀. This simple example is considered in order to clarify the influence of the impact characteristics and the material plastic properties on the dynamic buckling phenomenon and particularly on the final vibration amplitudes of the column when it shakes down to a wholly elastic behaviour. The material is assumed to have a linear strain hardening with a plastic with a plastic reloading allowed. These material properties are the reason a number of elastic-plastic cycles to be realized prior to any wholly elastic stable behaviour, which causes different amounts of energy to be absorbed due to the plastic deformations.The column exhibits two types of behaviour over the range of the impact masses — a quasi-periodic and a chaotic response. The chaotic behaviour is caused by the multiple equilibrium states of the column when any small changes in the loading parameters cause small changes in the plastic strains which result in large changes in the response behaviour. The two types of behaviour are represented by displacement-time and phase-plane diagrams. The sensitivity to the load parameters is illustrated by the calculation of a Lyapunov-like exponent. Poincaré maps are shown for three particular cases.Notation c elastic wave propagation speed - m impact mass - m _c column mass - s step of the spatial discretization - t time - u(x,t) axial displacement - v ₀ initial velocity - w ₀(x) initial imperfections - w(x,t)+w ₀(x) total lateral displacements - x axial axis - z axis along the column thickness - A cross-section areahb - E Young's modulus - E _t hardening modulus (Figure 2) - M(x,t) bending moment - N(x,t) axial force - impact mass ratiom/m _c - (x,z) strain - Lyapunov-like exponent - material density - (x,z) stress     

矩形板屈曲问题的一个小波解

利用Wavelet-Galerkin法分析了四边固支与四边简支矩形板的屈曲问题.以小波作为基函数表示板的挠度,推导出屈曲系数及屈曲模态的计算过程.数值计算给出了不同边长比的矩形板的屈曲系数及屈曲半波数.与传统的三角函数作基函数的Galerkin法及有限元法结果比较,结果表明在一定条件下小波可以作为试函数解决结构力学的屈...     

Vibration and buckling of laminated sandwich plates having interfacial imperfections

The vibration and buckling characteristics of sandwich plates having laminated stiff layers are studied for different degrees of imperfections at the layer interfaces using a refined plate theory. With this plate theory, the through thickness variation of transverse shear stresses is represented by piece-wise parabolic functions where the continuity of these stresses is satisfied at the layer interfaces by taking jumps in the transverse shear strains at the interfaces. The transverse shear stresses free condition at the plate top and bottom surfaces is also satisfied. The inter-laminar imperfections are represented by in-plane displacement jumps at the layer interfaces and characterized by a linear spring layer model. It is quite interesting to note that this plate model having all these refined features requires unknowns only at the reference plane. To have generality in the analysis, finite element technique is adopted and it is carried out with a new triangular element developed for this purpose, as any existing element cannot model this plate model. As there is no published result on imperfect sandwich plates, the problems of perfect sandwich plates and imperfect ordinary laminates are used for validation.     

Cublic spline solutions of axisymmetrical nonlinear bending and buckling of circular sandwich plates

IntroductionBruun[1],Huang[2 ]andWang[3]publishedtheirpapersrelatedtolinearlystaticanalysisofcircularsandwichplates .Liuetal.setupnonlinearbendingequationsofacircularsandwichplate[4 ],andsolvedaseriesofnonlinearproblems[5～ 10 ].Sofartheothersneverdiscuss…     

A yield-surface corner lowers the buckling stress of an elastic-plastic plate under compression

The bifurcation stress is calculated for a simply-supported elastic-plastic plate in uniaxial compression, in the case when the stress is at a vertex of the yield surface which is locally similar to that of Tresca. The effect of coupled hardening between yield-surface facets which meet at the vertex is included. It is found that the bifurcation stress may be substantially lower than that associated with the von Mises yield surface. The latter is known to give results too high to be reconciled with experiment. Reductions of order 10–30 per cent are shown to be unexceptional, even with the retention of an elastic value for the shear modulus.     

DYNAMIC BUCKLING OF ELASTIC-PLASTIC COLUMN IMPACTED BY RIGID BODY

The dynamic buckling of an elastic-plastic column subjected to an axial impact by a rigid body was discussed by using the energy law. The traveling process of elastic-plastic waves under impact action was analyzed by characteristics method. The equation of lateral disturbance used to analyze the problem was developed by taking into account the effect of elastic-plastic stress wave. The power series solution of this problem has been the power series approach. The buckling criterion of this problem was proposed by analyzing the characteristics of the solution. The relationship among critical velocity and impact mass, critical buckling length, hardening modulus was given by using theoretical analysis and numerical computation.