FEM Analysis of the Three-Dimensional Buckling Problem for a Clamped Thick Rectangular Plate Made of a Viscoelastic Composite

The buckling instability of a thick rectangular plate made of a viscoelastic composite material is studied. The investigation is carried out within the framework of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability. The plate edges are clamped and the plate is compressed through the clamps. Moreover, it is assumed that the plate has an initial infinitesimal imperfection, and, as a buckling criterion, the state is taken where this imperfection starts to increase indefinitely at fixed finite values of external compressive forces. From this criterion, the critical time is determined. The corresponding boundary-value problems are solved by employing the three-dimensional FEM and the Laplace transform. The material of the plate is assumed orthotropic, viscoelastic, and homogeneous. Numerical results related to the critical time are presented.     

Local near-surface buckling of a system consisting of an elastic (viscoelastic) substrate,a viscoelastic (elastic) bond layer,and an elastic (viscoelastic) covering layer

Within the framework of a piecewise homogenous body model and with the use of a three-dimensional linearized theory of stability (TLTS), the local near-surface buckling of a material system consisting of a viscoelastic (elastic) half-plane, an elastic (viscoelastic) bond layer, and a viscoelastic (elastic) covering layer is investigated. A plane-strain state is considered, and it is assumed that the near-surface buckling instability is caused by the evolution of a local initial curving (imperfection) of the elastic layer with time or with an external compressive force at fixed instants of time. The equations of TLTS are obtained from the three-dimensional geometrically nonlinear equations of the theory of viscoelasticity by using the boundary-form perturbation technique. A method for solving the problems considered by employing the Laplace and Fourier transformations is developed. It is supposed that the aforementioned elastic layer has an insignificant initial local imperfection, and the stability is lost if this imperfection starts to grow infinitely. Numerical results on the critical compressive force and the critical time are presented. The influence of rheological parameters of the viscoelastic materials on the critical time is investigated. The viscoelasticity of the materials is described by the Rabotnov fractional-exponential operator. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 771–788, November–December, 2007.     

Delamination buckling of a rectangular orthotropic composite plate containing a band crack

The delamination buckling problem for a rectangular plate made of an orthotropic composite material is studied. The plate contains a band crack whose faces have an initial infinitesimal imperfection. The subsequent development of this imperfection due to an external compressive load acting along the crack is studied through the use of the three-dimensional geometrically nonlinear field equations of elasticity theory for anisotropic bodies. A criterion of initial imperfection is used in determining the critical forces. The corresponding boundary-value problems are solved by employing the boundary-form perturbation technique and the FEM. Numerical results for the critical force are presented.     

Near-surface failure of layered viscoelastic materials

Within the framework of a piecewise homogeneous body model, with the use of exact equations of the geometrically nonlinear theory of viscoelastic bodies, the distribution of near-surface self-balanced normal stresses in a body consisting of a viscoelastic half-plane, an elastic locally curved bond layer, and a viscoelastic covering layer is investigated. A method for solving the problem considered by employing the Laplace and Fourier transformations is developed. Numerical results for the self-balanced normal stresses caused by a local curving (imperfection) of an elastic bond layer upon tension and compression of the body mentioned along the free face plane are presented and analyzed. The viscoelasticity of the materials is described by the Rabotnov fractional-exponential operators. A macroscopic failure criterion is proposed, and the validity of this criterion is examined.     

Near-surface buckling in stability of a system consisting of a moderately rigid substrate, a viscoelastic bond layer, and an elastic covering layer

Within the frame work of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability of deformable bodies (TLTSDB), the near-surface buckling instability of a system consisting of a half-plane (substrate), a viscoelastic bond layer, and an elastic covering layer is suggested. The equations of the TLTSDB are obtained from the three-dimensional geometrically non linear equations of viscoelasticity theory by using the boundary-form perturbation technique. By employing the Laplace transform, a method for solving the problem is developed. It is supposed that the covering layer has an insignificant initial imperfection. The stability of the system is considered lost if the imperfection starts to increase and grows indefinitely. Numerical results for the critical compressive force and the critical time are presented. Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 517–530, July–August, 2006.     

Is hilltop buckling imperfection sensitive or insensitive?

Hilltop buckling is the coincidence of a snap-through point with a bifurcation point on the primary equilibrium path. An originally imperfection sensitive structure cannot be modified such that it shows both hilltop buckling and imperfection insensitivity. This is a rule for designing structures for imperfection insensitivity and guarantees validity of Koiter's postbuckling analysis, which would fail for imperfection insensitive hilltop buckling. (© 2009 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

弹性杆的动态屈曲模态

本文提出了屈曲相关初缺陷的概念,采用最优模态分析方法,由Bernolli-Euler梁方程出发给出了弹性杆在齐次边条件下的动态屈曲模态、由此对两端固支弹性杆的动态屈曲模态进行了讨论.     

防止温度应力下海底管线发生整体屈曲的工程措施研究

为减小油气输送难度和避免原油固化,石油、天然气通常在高温高压下输送．输送过程中的高温和高压导致海底管线中产生较大的附加应力,附加应力的不断累积造成管线发生整体屈曲．对于埋地的海底管线通常会产生竖向屈曲大变形而影响使用甚至破坏．因此,需对有可能产生整体屈曲的管线采取工程防护措施．结合我国海洋工程中管线常用的铺设及保护措施,对处于保护状态下管线由温度应力引起的整体屈曲特性进行理论分析和数值推导,对沟槽保护、沟槽掩埋保护以及压块保护措施的有效性进行了系统分析和对比．     

矩形板屈曲和后屈曲弹塑性分析

本文以摄动法给出了矩形板屈曲和后屈曲全过程的弹塑性分析. 本文同时讨论了初始几何缺陷对矩形板后屈曲性态的影响.计算结果表明,矩形板非弹性屈曲对初始缺陷是敏感的.计算结果与实验结果的比较表明二者相当一致.     

初始缺陷和拉-弯耦合对于叠层板的振动、屈曲和非线性动力稳定性的影响

研究了复合材料叠层板的初始缺陷和拉伸＿弯曲耦合对于其振动、屈曲和非线性动力稳定性的影响·推导了控制方程·这是一个修正的非线性Ｍａｔｈｉｅｕ方程·进行了５种典型复合材料的数值计算,它们是玻璃环氧Ｓｃｏｔｃｈ＿１００２,芳纶环氧Ｋｅｖｌａｒ＿４９,硼环氧Ｂ４／５５０５,石墨环氧Ｔ３００／５２０８,和ＡＳ／３５０１·结果表明：由于初始缺陷耦合效应的存在,使叠层板对于进入参数共振更加敏感,并且其振幅大于无初始缺陷或者无耦合效应的叠层板·对于不同复合材料的叠层板,尤其是层数较少的板,耦合效应是不相同的·在板结构的屈曲和动力稳定性设计中,如果忽略了耦合效应的影响,其不安全性将超过１０％以上     

Cylindrical bending responses of angle-ply piezoelectric laminates with viscoelastic interfaces

The time-dependent behavior of a simply supported, angle-ply piezoelectric laminate in cylindrical bending with viscoelastic interfaces is investigated. The interfacial bonding in piezoelectric laminates is considered to be dielectrically weakly (or highly) conducting, and mechanically compliant characterized by the Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic law. The state-space approach, which is directly based on the piezoelectricity equations and very effective in analyzing laminated structures, is employed. For exact analysis, a state equation of the relative sliding displacements with respect to the time variable is further presented. Comparison study shows that the numerical results by the present analysis agree well with those reported before. Numerical results also indicate that the electromechanical response of the piezoelectric laminates with viscoelastic interfaces changes remarkably with time elapsing. Thus, the bonding imperfection should be considered carefully in the practical design of piezoelectric laminates.     

Compressive and thermal postbuckling behaviors of laminated plates with piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite actuators

This paper studied compressive postbuckling under thermal environments and thermal postbuckling due to a uniform temperature rise for a shear deformable laminated plate with piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite (PFRC) actuators based on a higher order shear deformation plate theory that includes thermo-piezoelectric effects. The material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependent and the initial geometric imperfection of the plate is considered. The compressive and thermal postbuckling behaviors of perfect, imperfect, symmetric cross-ply and antisymmetric angle-ply laminated plates with fully covered or embedded PFRC actuators are conducted under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The results reveal that, the applied voltage usually has a small effect on the postbuckling load–deflection relationship of the plate with PFRC actuators in the compressive buckling case, whereas the effect of applied voltage is more pronounced for the plate with PFRC actuators, compared to the results of the same plate with monolithic piezoelectric actuators.     

Stochasic stability of viscoewtic bars

This paper is devoted to the investigation of stability of viscoelsstic bars compressed by stochastic forces at infinite time interval, The problem of the bar buckling is considered in dynamic statement. Some sufficient conditions of mean square stability of viscoelastic bars are derived for arbitrary relaxation measure and different types of the end fixing     

On the three-dimensional stability loss problems of elements of structures of viscoelastic composite materials

Up to now, numerous problems of the stability loss for elements of structures made from composite materials have been investigated in the framework of the three-dimensional linearized theory of stability (TDLTS). It follows from the analysis of these investigations that the TDLTS was mainly applied to the design of elements of structures made from time-independent materials. For the solution of these problems for viscoelastic materials in the framework of the TDLTS, the dynamic investigation method and the critical deformation method are recommended in many references. However, it is known that a very reliable and frequently used approach for viscoelastic materials is the approach based on the study of the growth of insignificant initial imperfections in elements of structures with time. Taking into account the above-mentioned, an approach based on the growth of the initial imperfection for the investigation of the stability loss problems of elements of structures made from viscoelastic composite materials in the framework of TDLTS is proposed in the present paper. The composite material is modeled as an anisotropic, viscoelastic solid with averaged mechanical properties and all investigations are made on the strip simply supported at the ends.Yildiz Technical University, Dept. Math. Eng., 80750, Besiktas-Yildiz, Istanbul, Turkey. Published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 761–770, November–December, 1998.     

A fractional nonlocal time-space viscoelasticity theory and its applications in structural dynamics

To overcome the long wavelength and time limits of classical elastic theory, this paper presents a fractional nonlocal time-space viscoelasticity theory to incorporate the non-locality of both time and spatial location. The stress (strain) at a reference point and a specified time is assumed to depend on the past time history and the stress (strain) of all the points in the reference domain through nonlocal kernel operators. Based on an assumption of weak non-locality, the fractional Taylor expansion series is used to derive a fractional nonlocal time-space model. A fractional nonlocal Kevin–Voigt model is considered as the simplest fractional nonlocal time-space model and chosen to be applied for structural dynamics. The correlation between the intrinsic length and time parameters is discussed. The effective viscoelastic modulus is derived and, based on which, the tension and vibration of rods and the bending, buckling and vibration of beams are studied. Furthermore, in the context of Hamilton’s principle, the governing equation and the boundary condition are derived for longitudinal dynamics of the rod in a more rigorous manner. It is found that when the external excitation frequency and the wavenumber interact with the intrinsic microstructures of materials and the intrinsic time parameter, the nonlocal space-time effect will become substantial, and therefore the viscoelastic structures are sensitive to both microstructures and time.     

吸湿老化影响下天然纤维增强复合圆柱壳屈曲分析的辛方法

针对一类天然纤维增强复合(natural fiber reinforced composite, NFRC)圆柱壳的屈曲问题展开研究,基于Reissner壳体理论和辛方法,建立了轴压NFRC圆柱壳在Hamilton体系下的屈曲控制方程。将原问题归结为辛空间下的辛本征问题,通过求解辛本征值和本征解可以直接获得高精度的临界载荷和解析的屈曲模态。数值算例分析了NFRC材料的吸湿老化过程对辛本征解表达式的影响,并详细讨论了老化时间、纤维含量和几何参数对NFRC圆柱壳屈曲行为的影响。     

圆柱薄壳在外压作用下屈曲的边界层理论

本文依据文[14]提供的圆柱薄壳屈曲的边界层理论,以挠度为摄动参数,采用奇异摄动方法,研究了固支圆柱薄壳在侧向外压和静水外压作用下的屈曲和后屈曲性态.本文同时考虑了初始几何缺陷的影响.计算结果与实验结果的比较表明二者是一致的.     

Imperfect interface effect for nano-composites accounting for fiber section shape under antiplane shear

This paper investigates the elastic responses of fibrous nano-composites with imperfectly bonded interface under longitudinal shear. The proposed imperfect interface model is the shear lag (or the spring layer) model; the presented nano interfacial stress model is the Gurtin–Murdoch surface/interface model; and the three-phase confocal elliptical cylinder model is the geometry model accounting for the fiber section shape. By virtue of the complex variable method, a generalized self-consistent method is employed to derive the closed from solution of the effective antiplane shear modulus of the fibrous nano-composites with imperfect interface. Five existing solutions can be regarded as the limit form the present analytic expression. The influences of the interface elastic constant, the interfacial imperfection parameter, the size of the elliptic section fiber, the fiber section aspect ratio, the fiber volume fraction and the fiber elastic property on the effective antiplane shear modulus of the nano-composites are discussed. Particularly, numerical results demonstrate that the interfacial elastic imperfection will always cause a significant reduction in the effective antiplane shear modulus; and the fiber interface stress effect on the effective modulus of the fibrous nano-composites will weaken with the interfacial imperfection increases.