Finite Deflection of Skew Sandwich Plates on Elastic Foundations by the Galerkin Method

ABSTRACT

Application of the Galerkin method to various fluid and structural mechanics problems that are governed by a single linear or nonlinear differential equation is well known [1-5]. Recently, the method has been extended to finite element formulations [6-10], In this paper the suitability of the Galerkin method for solution of large deflection problems of plates is studied. The method is first applied to investigate large deflection behavior of clamped isotropic plates on elastic foundations. After validity of the method is established, it is then extended to analyze problems of large deflection of clamped skew sandwich plates, both with and without elastic foundations. The plates are considered to be subjected to uniformly distributed loads. The governing differential equations for the sandwich plate in terms of displacements in Cartesian coordinates are first established and then transformed into skew coordinates. The nonlinear differential equations of the plates are then transformed into nonlinear algebraic equations, using the Galerkin method. These equations are solved using a Newton-Raphson iterative procedure. The parameters considered herein for large deflection behavior of skew sandwich plates are the aspect ratio of the plate, Poisson's ratio, skew angle, shearing stiffnesses of the core, and foundation moduli. Numerical results are presented for skew sandwich plates for various skew angles and aspect ratios. Simplicity and quick convergence are the advantages of the method, in comparison with other much more laborious numerical methods that require extensive computer facilities.     

Thermal buckling and free vibration of FG truncated conical shells with stringer and ring stiffeners using differential quadrature method

In this paper, thermal buckling and free vibration of orthogonally stiffened functionally graded truncated conical shells in thermal environment is investigated. Conical shell has been stiffened by rings and stringers, and the influences of the stiffeners are evaluated by the aid of smearing method. The material properties of the structure are assumed to be changed continuously in the thickness direction. First, the initial thermal stresses are obtained accurately by solving the thermoelastic equilibrium equations. Then, by taking into account the initial thermal stresses, equations of motion as well as boundary conditions are obtained, applying the Hamilton’s principle and the first-order shear deformation theory. The natural frequencies of the system have been achieved, solving these governing equations with considering Differential Quadrature Method (DQM). In addition to Eigen frequency analysis, the critical buckling-temperature of the conical shell has been computed. Moreover, the effects of geometrical parameters, number of stiffeners, thermal environment and various boundary conditions on natural frequency of the system have been investigated. Finally, in order to validate the present work, the results are compared with those of other researches available in literature.     

加强筋的扭转刚度对受压加筋板稳定性的影响

对于在受压边筒支，纵向加筋的受压加筋板，本文给出了求解临界载荷的特片方程的精确形式，并用解析方法详细地分析了加强筋的扭转刚度对临界载荷和失稳模态的影响；指出了影响程度与加强筋的弯曲刚度及板的几何参数之间的关系。     

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.     

Mechanical buckling of a functionally graded cylindrical shell with axial and circumferential stiffeners using the third-order shear deformation theory

This paper deals with an analytical approach of the buckling behavior of a functionally graded circular cylindrical shell under axial pressure with external axial and circumferential stiffeners. The shell properties are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness direction. Fundamental relations and equilibrium and stability equations are derived using the third-order shear deformation theory. The resulting equations are employed to obtain the closed-form solution for the critical buckling loads. A simply supported boundary condition is considered for both edges of the shell. The comparison of the results of this study with those in the literature validates the present analysis. The effects of material composition (volume fraction exponent), of the number of stiffeners and of shell geometry parameters on the characteristics of the critical buckling load are described. The analytical results are compared and validated using the finite-element method. The results show that the inhomogeneity parameter, the geometry of the shell and the number of stiffeners considerably affect the critical buckling loads.     

Axisymmetric free vibrations of infinite micropolar thermoelastic plate

The propagation of axisymmetric free vibrations in an infinite homogeneous isotropic micropolar thermoelastic plate without energy dissipation subjected to stress free and rigidly fixed boundary conditions is investigated. The secular equations for homogeneous isotropic micropolar thermoelastic plate without energy dissipation in closed form for symmetric and skew symmetric wave modes of propagation are derived. The different regions of secular equations are obtained. At short wavelength limits, the secular equations for symmetric and skew symmetric modes of wave propagation in a stress free insulated and isothermal plate reduce to Rayleigh surface wave frequency equation. The results for thermoelastic, micropolar elastic and elastic materials are obtained as particular cases from the derived secular equations. The amplitudes of displacement components, microrotation and temperature distribution are also computed during the symmetric and skew symmetric motion of the plate. The dispersion curves for symmetric and skew symmetric modes and amplitudes of displacement components, microrotation and temperature distribution in case of fundamental symmetric and skew symmetric modes are presented graphically. The analytical and numerical results are found to be in close agreement.     

A new displacement-type stability equation and general stability analysis of laminated composite circular conical shells with triangular grid stiffeners

In this paper,based on the theory of Donnell-type shallow shell,a new displacement-type stability equations is first developed for laminated composite circular conical shellswith triangular grid stiffeners by using the variational calculus and generalized smeared-stiffener theory.The most general bending stretching couplings,the effect of eccentricity ofstiffeners are considered.Then,for general stability of composite triangular grid stiffenedconical shells without twist coupling terms,the approximate formulas are obtained forcritical external pressure by using Galerkin‘s procedure.Numerical examples for a certainC/E composite conical shells with inside triangular grid stiffeners are calculated and theresults are in good agreement with the experimental data.Finally,the influence of someparameters on critical external pressure is studied.The stability equations developed andthe formulas for critical external pressure obtained in this paper should be very useful in theastronautical engineering design.     

Axisymmetric free vibrations of infinite thermoelastic plate

The propagation of axisymmetric free vibrations in an infinite homogeneous isotropic micropolar thermoelastic plate without energy dissipation subjected to stress free and rigidly fixed boundary conditions is investigated. The secular equations for homogeneous isotropic micropolar thermoelastic plate without energy dissipation in closed form for symmetric and skew symmetric wave modes of propagation are derived. The different regions of secular equations are obtained. At short wavelength limits, the secular equations for symmetric and skew symmetric modes of wave propagation in a stress free insulated and isothermal plate reduce to Rayleigh surface wave frequency equation. The results for thermoelastic, micropolar elastic and elastic materials are obtained as particular cases from the derived secular equations. The amplitudes of displacement components, microrotation and temperature distribution are also computed during the symmetric and skew symmetric motion of the plate. The dispersion curves for symmetric and skew symmetric modes and amplitudes of displacement components, microrotation and temperature distribution in case of fundamental symmetric and skew symmetric modes are presented graphically. The analytical and numerical results are found to be in close agreement.     

四边固定加劲板的非线性自由振动

针对工程中常用的加劲板, 研究了非线性振动的求解方法与振动特性. 将加劲板分为板与加劲肋两个部分考虑, 其中板视为考虑几何非线性的大挠度板, 加劲肋视为Euler梁. 假定加劲板的位移, 利用Lagrange方程结合系统能量和振型叠加推导了加劲板的动力平衡方程. 运用椭圆函数及摄动法计算加劲板非线性振动的单模态解, 多模态解则通过增量迭代法进行求解. 最后, 结合有限元软件ANSYS对一个四边固定且不可移动的加劲板进行分析, 讨论解的收敛性, 并分析两个方向设置不同数量加劲肋的情况下非线性自振频率与振幅的关系, 得到了一些加劲板非线性振动特性.      

Rayleigh lamb waves in micropolar isotropic elastic plate

The propagation of waves in a homogeneous isotropic micropolar elastic cylindrical plate subjected to stress free conditions is investigated. The secular equations for symmetric and skew symmetric wave mode propagation are derived. At short wave limit, the secular equations for symmetric and skew symmetric waves in a stress free circular plate reduces to Rayleigh surface wave frequency equation. Thin plate results are also obtained. The amplitudes of displacements and microrotation components are obtained and depicted graphically. Some special cases are also deduced from the present investigations. The secular equations for symmetric and skew symmetric modes are also presented graphically.     

Nonlinear stability and dynamics of composite skew plates under nonuniform loadings using differential quadrature method

The buckling, postbuckling and postbuckled vibration behaviour of composite skew plates subjected to nonuniform inplane loadings are presented here. The skew plate is modelled using first order shear deformation theory accounting for von-Kármán geometric nonlinearity and initial geometric imperfections. The different types of nonuniform loads that have been considered in this study are concentrated load, partial load and parabolic load. The explicit analytical expressions for prebuckling stress distributions within composite skew plate subjected to three different types of nonuniform inplane loadings are developed by solving plane elasticity problem using Airy's stress function approach. It is observed that the inplane normal stress distributions within the skew plate due to above nonuniform loadings do not become uniform even at mid-section. The generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) method is used to solve the nonlinear governing partial differential equations. It is observed that the postbuckled load carrying capacity of skew plate under concentrated loading is the lowest compared to other nonuniform and uniform loadings.     

复合材料正交加筋板在横向载荷下挠度计算的半解析法

本文采用一种新的半解析法,即独特利用Heaviside函数建立与加筋板等效的变刚度模型来开展复合材料双向正交加筋板在横向载荷下的弯曲挠度分析．此模型可以准确地描述筋条在板面上的分布,以及由于筋条的存在而导致的板面刚度不均匀分布．使用Galerkin加权残值法求解该模型的控制方程,得到不同边界条件和载荷情况下的级数解．对于双向正交加筋板,将此半解析法的结果与传统均匀化方法和使用商业有限元软件ABAQUS建立的有限元模型所得到的弯曲挠度结果比较,验证了此方法的准确性和优越性．不同于传统均匀化方法,本双向正交加筋板的弯曲挠度半解析法可精确、有效地获取加筋间的局部弯曲挠度,可以促进复合材料结构的设计分析与优化的研究进展．     

Mechanical and thermal postbuckling of FGM thick circular cylindrical shells reinforced by FGM stiffener system using higher-order shear deformation theory

The postbuckling of the eccentrically stiffened circular cylindrical shells made of functionally graded materials(FGMs),subjected to the axial compressive load and external uniform pressure and filled inside by the elastic foundations in the thermal environments,is investigated with an analytical method.The shells are reinforced by FGM stringers and rings.The thermal elements of the shells and stiffeners in the fundamental equations are considered.The equilibrium and nonlinear stability equations in terms of the displacement components for the stiffened shells are derived with the third-order shear deformation theory and Leckhniskii smeared stiffener technique.The closed-form expressions for determining the buckling load and postbuckling load-deflection curves are obtained with the Galerkin method.The effects of the stiffeners,the foundations,the material and dimensional parameters,and the pre-existent axial compressive and thermal load are considered.     

加筋板弹性大挠度的冲击响应分析

用半解析的方法分析了横向冲击载荷下加筋板的非线性瞬态响应。考虑膜力的存在 ,忽略筋截面上的剪切应力 ,引入板的应力函数 ,采用离散加筋板模型 ,运用能量原理建立加筋板的动响应控制方程。假设挠度为双级数形式 ,运用迦辽金法 ,将加筋板的动响应方程转化为一个多自由度的动力系统 ,采用数值方法来求解。最后给出了几个模型的计算结果。     

Nonlinear analysis on dynamic buckling of eccentrically stiffened functionally graded material toroidal shell segment surrounded by elastic foundations in thermal environment and under time-dependent torsional loads

The nonlinear analysis with an analytical approach on dynamic torsional buckling of stiffened functionally graded thin toroidal shell segments is investigated. The shell is reinforced by inside stiffeners and surrounded by elastic foundations in a thermal environment and under a time-dependent torsional load. The governing equations are derived based on the Donnell shell theory with the von K′arm′an geometrical nonlinearity,the Stein and McE lman assumption, the smeared stiffeners technique, and the Galerkin method. A deflection function with three terms is chosen. The thermal parameters of the uniform temperature rise and nonlinear temperature conduction law are found in an explicit form. A closed-form expression for determining the static critical torsional load is obtained. A critical dynamic torsional load is found by the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method and the Budiansky-Roth criterion. The effects of stiffeners, foundations, material,and dimensional parameters on dynamic responses of shells are considered.     

Fracture mechanics analysis of curved stiffened panels using BEM

A dual boundary element method is developed for a analysis of reinforced cracked shallow shells. Boundary integral equations are derived from the Betti’s reciprocal theorem for a cracked shallow shell with transverse frames and longitudinal stiffeners. The effect of frames and stiffeners are treated as a distribution of line body forces. The radial basis function is used to transform domain integrals to boundary integrals. Stress intensity factors are evaluated from crack opening displacements. The effect of curvature on the stress intensity factors is illustrated by numerical examples. Three examples are presented to demonstrate the accuracy of this method compared with solutions obtained using the finite element method.     

Some Results of the Finite Deflection Analysis of Clamped Skew Sandwich Plates

The suitability of Galerkin's method for the solution of the problem of the finite deflection analysis of clamped skew sandwich plates is studied. The five coupled nonlinear governing differential equations for sandwich plates are transformed into nonlinear algebraic equations by using Galerkin's method of error minimization. These equations are then solved using an iterative algorithm suggested by Brown. Comparisons of the results of the present analysis with available solutions show good agreement. Numerical results are presented for skew sandwich plates for a wide range of values of the core modulus for different skew angles and aspect ratios. Simplicity in formulation and computation is the advantage of the method as compared with other methods of nonlinear analysis. Computing time and memory requirements in a digital computer are relatively very small, which makes the method attractive.     

Large amplitude free flexural vibrations of laminated composite skew plates

Here, the large amplitude free flexural vibration behaviors of thin laminated composite skew plates are investigated using finite element approach. The formulation includes the effects of shear deformation, in-plane and rotary inertia. The geometric non-linearity based on von Karman's assumptions is introduced. The non-linear governing equations obtained employing Lagrange's equations of motion are solved using the direct iteration technique. The variation of non-linear frequency ratios with amplitudes is brought out considering different parameters such as skew angle, number of layers, fiber orientation, boundary condition and aspect ratio. The influence of higher vibration modes on the non-linear dynamic behavior of laminated skew plates is also highlighted. The present study reveals the redistribution of vibrating mode shape at certain amplitude of vibration depending on geometric and lamination parameters of the plate. Also, the degree of hardening behavior increases with the skew angle and its rate of change depends on the level of amplitude of vibration.     

Nonsmooth analysis of the impact between successive skew bridge-segments

Skew bridges with in-deck joints belong to the most common types of existing bridges worldwide. Empirical evidence from past earthquakes indicates that such, multi-segment, skew bridges often rotate in the horizontal plane, increasing the chances of deck unseating. The present paper studies the oblique in-deck impact between successive bridge segments, which triggers this peculiar rotation mechanism. The analysis employs a nonsmooth rigid body approach and utilizes set-valued force laws. A key feature of this approach is the linear complementarity problem (LCP) which encapsulates all physically feasible post-impact states. The LCP results in pertinent closed-form solutions which capture each of these states, and clarifies the conditions under which each post-impact state appears. In this context, a rational method to avoid the singularities arising from dependent constraints is coined. The results confirm theoretically the observed tendency of skew (bridge deck) segments to bind in their obtuse corners and rotate in such a way that the skew angle increases. Further, the study offers equations which describe the contact kinematics between two adjacent skew planar rigid bodies. The same equations can be used to treat successively as many pairs of skew bridge-segments as necessary.     

A Donnell type theory for finite deflection of stiffened thin conical shells composed of composite materials

A Donnell type theory is developed for finite deflection of closely stiffened truncatedlaminated composite conical shells under arbitrary loads by using the variational calculusand smeared-stiffener theory.The most general bending-stretching coupling and the effectof eccentricity of stiffeners are considered.The equilibrium equations,boundary conditionsand the equation of compatibility are derived.The new equations.of the mixed-type ofstiffened laminated composite conical shells are obtained in terms of the transversedeflection and stress function.The simplified equations are also given for some commonlyencountered cases.