Dynamic Buckling of Autonomous Systems Having Potential Energy Universal Unfoldings of Cuspoid Catastrophe

This work deals with dynamic buckling universal solutions of discrete nondissipative systems under step loading of infinite duration. Attention is focused on total potential energy functions associated with universal unfoldings of cuspoid type catastrophes with one active coordinate. The fold, dual cusp and tilted cusp catastrophes under statically applied loading occurring via limit points, asymmetric/symmetric bifurcations and nondegenerate hysteresis points are extended to the case of dynamic loading. Catastrophe manifolds of these types showing imperfection sensitivity under both types of loading are fully assessed. Important findings regarding dynamic buckling of imperfect systems generated by perfect systems associated with imperfect bifurcations are explored. The analysis is supplemented by a numerical application of a system exhibiting imperfect bifurcation when it is perfect as well as a hysteresis point associated with a tilted cusp catastrophe, when it becomes imperfect.     

Structural dynamics and stability analysis of 2D-FG microbeams with two-directional porosity distribution and variable material length scale parameter

Abstract

Since the two-directional functionally graded (2D-FG) materials can satisfy the new requirements raised based on the elimination of the stress concentration, delamination and cracking problems accompanying with the low cost and lightweight on the structures without sacrificing the stiffness and strength, the structural analyses of these structures become more important than ever. Moreover, the usage of the micro-electromechanical systems composed of 2D-FG materials has been increasing in automotive, military, space, biomedical, and nuclear energy industries. Within this study, the free vibration and buckling behaviors of 2D-FG porous microbeams are investigated based on the modified couple stress theory by employing a transverse shear-normal deformation beam theory and using finite element method. The effects of the thickness to material length scale parameter (MLSP) accompanying with the micro-porosity volume fraction ratio, boundary condition, aspect ratio, and gradient index on the dimensionless fundamental frequencies and dimensionless critical buckling loads of the 2D-FG porous microbeams are investigated. Moreover, with assumption of the variable material length scale parameters (VMLSP), the computed results are compared with ones obtained by employing constant MLSP. It is found that VMLSP increases the stiffness of the 2D-FG porous microbeams and effects the free vibration and buckling responses of these structures.     

Global stability analysis of parametrically excited cylindrical shells through the evolution of basin boundaries

In the present study, the large-amplitude vibrations and stability of a perfect circular cylindrical shell subjected to axial harmonic excitation in the neighborhood of the lowest natural frequencies are investigated. Donnell's shallow shell theory is used and the shell spatial discretization is obtained by the Ritz method. An efficient low-dimensional model presented in previous publications is used to discretize the continuous system. The main purpose of this work is to discuss the use of basins of attraction as a measure of the reliability and safety of the structure. First, the nonlinear behavior of the conservative system is discussed and the basin structure and volume is understood from the topologic structure of the total energy and its evolution as a function of the system parameters. Then, the behavior of the forced oscillations of the harmonically excited shell is analyzed. First the stability boundaries in force control space are obtained and the bifurcation events connected with these boundaries are identified. Based on the bifurcation diagrams, the probability of parametric instability and escape are analyzed through the evolution and erosion of basin boundaries within a prescribed control volume defined by the manifolds. Usually, basin boundaries become fractal. This together with the presence of catastrophic subcritical bifurcations makes the shell very sensitive to initial conditions, uncertainties in system parameters, and initial imperfections. Results show that the analysis of the evolution of safe basins and the derivation of appropriate measures of their robustness is an essential step in the derivation of safe design procedures for multiwell systems.     

Mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotube bundles as bulk materials

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in crystalline bundles may exhibit a transition in which the cross-sections of tubes turn from perfectly circular to hexagonal, depending upon the tube diameter and externally applied pressure, and this structural instability leads to an abrupt change in the bulk elastic properties of SWNT bundles. This paper presents a hybrid atom/continuum model to study the bulk elastic properties of SWNT bundles, and the predicted characteristics of this structural instability agree well with the experimental observations available in the literature. Linearized bulk elastic properties of SWNT bundles with respect to a stable configuration are transversely isotropic and hence can be characterized by five independent elastic moduli. A complete set of these five moduli is predicted for the first time. It is found that the deformability of tube cross-sections play a dominant role in characterizing the transverse moduli.     

Insight into the physics of foam densification via numerical simulation

Foamed materials are increasingly finding application in engineering systems on account of their unique properties. The basic mechanics which gives rise to these properties is well established, they are the result of collapsing the foam microstructure. Despite a basic understanding, the relationship between the details of foam microstructure and foam bulk response is generally unknown. With continued advances in computational power, many researchers have turned to numerical simulation to gain insight into the relationship between foam microstructure and bulk properties. However, numerical simulation of foam microscale deformation is a very challenging computational task and, to date, simulations over the full range of bulk deformations in which these materials operate have not been reported. Here a particle technique is demonstrated to be well-suited for this computational challenge, permitting simulation of the compression of foam microstructures to full densification. Computations on idealized foam microstructures are in agreement with engineering guidelines and various experimental results. Dependencies on degree of microstructure regularity and material properties are demonstrated. A surprising amount of porosity is found in fully-densified foams. The presence of residual porosity can strongly influence dynamic material response and hence needs to be accounted for in bulk (average) constitutive models of these materials.     

轴向瞬间阶梯载荷下圆柱壳动力屈曲的双特征参数分析

对于轴向瞬间阶梯载荷下圆柱壳的弹性非轴对称动力屈曲问题，将临界应力和屈曲惯性项指数参数作为双特征参数求解。由能量转换和守恒准则，导出压缩波阵面上的屈曲变形附加约束条件。失稳控制方程、边界条件和波阵面上的连续条件，连同此附加约束条件构成求解两个特征参数和动力失稳模态的完备定解条件。由伽辽金法得出求解双特征参数问题的数值方法。     

Two-dimensional stability problem for two interacting short fibers in a composite: In-line arrangement

A solution is found to a plane problem for a composite material reinforced with two in-line fibers and subjected to longitudinal compression. The problem formulation is based on the piecewise-homogeneous model and the three-dimensional theory of stability. The dependence of the critical strain and buckling mode on the distance between the fibers is studied for various mechanical and geometrical characteristics of the composite components.Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 40, No. 9, pp. 65–74, September 2004.     

Numerical Analysis of Axisymmetric Buckling of Plates under Radial Compression

Nonlinear boundaryvalue problems of axisymmetric buckling of simply supported and clamped plates under radial compression are formulated for a system of six firstorder ordinary differential equations with independent fields of finite displacements and rotations. Multivalued solutions are obtained by the shooting method with specified accuracy. Bifurcation of the solutions of the problem is studied, and a parametric bifurcation diagram is constructed for various values of the loading parameter. Curves of buckling modes are given for three branches of the solution. The numerical results agree with available theoretical data.     

不连续岩石梁的失稳解析

本文根据不连续岩石梁的物理力学特性提出了无拉力岩石梁的力学解析模型。根据Ｆｒｅｅｂｏｄｙ法及Ｃａｓｔｉｇｌｉａｎｏ定量导出了不连续梁各物理量的求解方程式。进而采用挠度增量δｍａｘ＾ｉ＋１＝δｍａｘ＾ｉ＋Δδ↑－的逐次解析方法，求解了不连续梁的失稳问题，得出了与Ｆ．Ｄ．Ｗｒｉｇｈｔ的试验值相吻合的结果。探讨了不连续岩石梁在不同荷载条件下的失稳特性。     

投影云纹法在研究加劲板后屈曲平衡路径及后屈曲模态转化过程的应用

本文应用投影云纹法研究受压加劲板的大挠度非线性问题。用投影云纹法测量加劲板后屈曲平衡路径,记录了随着载荷的增加,加劲板后屈曲模态变化的全过程。将云纹图输入微型计算机处理,获得了加劲板的全场位移和全场应力的分布情况。用投影云纹法所测得的结果同理论计算值基本吻合。