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Investigation on interlaminar shear stresses in laminated composite beam under thermal and mechanical loading

  • Murugesan, Nagaraj;Rajamohan, Vasudevan
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.583-601
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    • 2015
  • In the present study, the combined effects of thermal and mechanical loadings on the interlaminar shear stresses of both moderately thin and thick composite laminated beams are numerically analyzed. The finite element modelling of laminated composite beams and analysis of interlaminar stresses are performed using the commercially available software package MSC NASTRAN/PATRAN. The validity of the finite element analysis (FEA) is demonstrated by comparing the experimental test results obtained due to mechanical loadings under the influence of thermal environment with those derived using the present FEA. Various parametric studies are also performed to investigate the effect of thermal loading on interlaminar stresses generated in symmetric, anti-symmetric, asymmetric, unidirectional, cross-ply, and balanced composite laminated beams of different stacking sequences with identical mechanical loadings and various boundary conditions. It is shown that the elevated thermal environment lead to higher interlaminar shear stresses varying with the stacking sequence, length to thickness ratio, ply orientations under identical mechanical loading and boundary conditions of the composite laminated beams. It is realized that the magnitude of the interlaminar stresses along xz plane is always much higher than those of along yz plane irrespective of the ply-orientation, length to thickness ratios and boundary conditions of the composite laminated beams. It is also observed that the effect of thermal environment on the interlaminar shear stresses in carbon-epoxy fiber reinforced composite laminated beams are increasing in the order of symmetric cross-ply laminate, unidirectional laminate, asymmetric cross-ply laminate and anti-symmetric laminate. The interlaminar shear stresses are higher in thinner composite laminated beams compared to that in thicker composite laminated beams under all environmental temperatures irrespective of the laminate stacking sequence, ply-orientation and boundary conditions.

Full-scale tests and finite element analysis of arched corrugated steel roof under static loads

  • Wang, X.P.;Jiang, C.R.;Li, G.Q.;Wang, S.Y.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.7 no.4
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    • pp.339-354
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    • 2007
  • Arched Corrugated Steel Roof (ACSR) is a kind of thin-walled steel shell, composing of arched panels with transverse small corrugations. Four full-scale W666 ACSR samples with 18m and 30m span were tested under full and half span static vertical uniform loads. Displacement, bearing capacities and failure modes of the four samples were measured. The web and bottom flange in ACSR with transverse small corrugations are simplified to anisotropic curved plates, and the equivalent tensile modulus, shear modulus and Poisson's ratio of 18m span ACSR were measured. Two 18 m-span W666 ACSR samples were analyzed with the Finite Element Analysis program ABAQUS. Base on the tests, the limit bearing capacity of ACSR is low, and for half span loading, it is 74-75% compared with the full span loading. When the testing load approached to the limit value, the bottom flange at the sample's bulge place locally buckled first, and then the whole arched roof collapsed suddenly. If the vertical loads apply along the full span, the deformation shape is symmetric, but the overall failure mode is asymmetric. For half span vertical loading, the deformation shape and the overall failure mode of the structure are asymmetric. The ACSR displacement under the vertical loads is large and the structural stiffness is low. There is a little difference between the FEM analysis results and testing data, showing the simplify method of small corrugations in ACSR and the building techniques of FEM models are rational and useful.

Dynamic contact response of a finite beam on a tensionless Pasternak foundation under symmetric and asymmetric loading

  • Coskun, Irfan
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.319-334
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    • 2010
  • The dynamic response of a finite Bernoulli-Euler beam resting on a tensionless Pasternak foundation and subjected to a concentrated harmonic load is investigated in this study. This load may be applied at the center of the beam, or it may be offset from the center. Since the elastic foundation is assumed to be tensionless, the beam may lift off the foundation, resulting in contact and non-contact regions in the system. An analytical/numerical solution is obtained from the governing equations of the contact and non-contact regions to determine the coordinates of the lift-off points. Although there is no nonlinear term in the equations, the problem appears to be nonlinear since the contact regions are not known in advance. Due to that nonlinearity, the essentials of the problem (the coordinates of the lift-off points) are calculated numerically using the Newton-Raphson technique. The results, which represent the symmetric and asymmetric responses of the beam, are presented graphically in this work. They illustrate the effects of the forcing frequency and the beam length on the extent of the contact regions and displacements.

Exact dynamic stiffness matrix for a thin-walled beam-column of doubly asymmetric cross-section

  • Shirmohammadzade, A.;Rafezy, B.;Howson, W.P.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.195-210
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    • 2011
  • Bernoulli-Euler beam theory is used to develop an exact dynamic stiffness matrix for the flexural-torsional coupled motion of a three-dimensional, axially loaded, thin-walled beam of doubly asymmetric cross-section. This is achieved through solution of the differential equations governing the motion of the beam including warping stiffness. The uniform distribution of mass in the member is also accounted for exactly, thus necessitating the solution of a transcendental eigenvalue problem. This is accomplished using the Wittrick-Williams algorithm. Finally, examples are given to confirm the accuracy of the theory presented, together with an assessment of the effects of axial load and loading eccentricity.

A Study on the East/West Station Keeping Planning Considering Wheel Off-Loading (휠오프로딩을 고려한 동서 위치유지 기동 계획 연구)

  • 이상철;주광혁;김방엽;박봉규;박영웅
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.34 no.9
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    • pp.60-66
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    • 2006
  • Now, on developing COMS(Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite) has solar panel on the south panel only. Therefore, the wheel off-loading has to be performed periodically to reduce a induced momentum energy by a asymmetric solar panel. One of two East/West station keeping maneuver to correct simultaneously longitude and eccentricity, orbit corrections may be performed during one of the two wheel off-loading manoeuvres per day to get enough observation time for meteorological and ocean sensor. In this paper, we applied a linearized orbit maneuver equation to acquire maneuver time and delta-V. Nonlinear simulation for the station keeping is performed and compared with general station keeping strategy for fuel reduction.

The Effect of Asymmetric Lower-Extremity Muscle Force of Elementary Students on Dynamic Balance during Walking (하지 근력의 좌우 비대칭성이 초등학생의 보행 동적안정성에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Gun-Soo;Chae, Woen-Sik;Yoon, Chang-Jin;Lee, Haeng-Seob;Kang, Nyeon-Ju;Kim, Dong-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Applied Biomechanics
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.309-315
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    • 2011
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of asymmetric muscle force in lower extremity on dynamic balance during walking. Sixteen elementary students(age: 12.3${\pm}$0.7 yrs, height: 149.4${\pm}$9.7 cm, weight 40.6${\pm}$7.8 kg) who have no musculoskeletal disorder were recruited as the subjects. Temporal parameters, M-L inclination angle of XCoM-CoP, M-L and A-P CoP, loading rate, and decay rate were determined for each trial. For each dependent variable, a independent-sample t-test was performed to test if significant difference existed between each conditions(p<.05). The displacement of antero-posterior COP during RTO-LHC1 in SG was siginificantly smaller than corresponding value in AG. In contrast, the displacement of medio-lateral COP during RTO-LHC1 in SG was greater than those of AG. It seems that imbalance of muscle force may result in increasing the medio-lateral stance in order to minimize the instability. We found that the asymmetric muscle force in the lower extremity may be a reason for the awkward control of impact force.

Sintering Distortion of Barrier Ribs Formed via Capillary Molding Route

  • Chang, Tae-Jung;Kim, Yong-Seog
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.07a
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    • pp.362-364
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    • 2003
  • In this study, sintering behavior of closed-cell type barrier ribs formed via capillary molding route was examined. Sintering of the molded barrier ribs revealed asymmetric shrinkage, leading to distortion of the cells. The effects of the parameters such as solid loading in the paste, presintering temperature, and morphology of the barrier ribs on the sintering shrinkage of the barrier ribs were investigated.

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Elasticity solution of multi-layered shallow cylindrical panels subjected to dynamic loading

  • Shakeri, M.;Eslami, M.R.;Alibiglu, A.
    • Steel and Composite Structures
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.195-208
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    • 2002
  • Elasticity solutions to the boundary-value problems of dynamic response under transverse asymmetric load of cross-ply shallow cylindrical panels are presented. The shell panel is simply supported along all four sides and has finite length. The highly coupled partial differential equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations with constant coefficients by means of trigonometric function expansion in the circumferential and axial directions. The resulting ordinary differential equations are solved by Galerkin finite element method. Numerical examples are presented for two (0/90 deg.) and three (0/90/0 deg.) laminations under dynamic loading.

Behaviors of CAD and CUS Thick-walled Composite I-Beam Under Torsional Load (비틀림 하중을 받는 두꺼운 복합재료 빔의 거동)

  • Park, Mi-Jung;Chun, Heoung-Jae;Byun, Jun-Hyung
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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    • 2005.11a
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    • pp.202-206
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    • 2005
  • Most of studies on the open section composite beams are confined to the thin composite beams. There are some works focused on the thick composite beams but they are limited only to closed section beams. Therefore, it is required to develop an appropriate model to analyze the thick open section composite beams. In this study, the cantilever beams of two specific lay-up configurations are considered which are the circumferentially asymmetric stiffness (CAS) and circumferentially uniform stiffness (CUS) beams. Under the torsional loading, loading induced deformations are obtained for the thick beams using the suggested model. The model includes coupled stiffness and secondary warping effects. The results are compared with those obtained using thin beam model to observe the thickness effects. Those results are also compared with the finite element analysis results.

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Structural Strength Assessment of Forward Cargo Hold for Kamsarmax CSR Bulk Carrier (Kamsarmax급 CSR Bulk Carrier의 Forward Cargo Hold 구조적 특성 및 안정성 검증)

  • Hwang, Sang-Wook;Park, Jeong-Jun
    • Special Issue of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • 2011.09a
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    • pp.17-20
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    • 2011
  • The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) had developed the Common Structural Rules (CSR) for bulk carriers as per the needs noted above. ISO and IMO GBS (Goal-Based Standards) are now being developed in this regard. This study has been prepared to verity the strength of forward cargo hold of 82,000 DWT class bulk carriers. A cargo hold/tank 3-D FE model was established to assess the structural adequacy of the primary structural members with the loading conditions. Full breadth model was established for the analysis considering asymmetric nature of structural layout and loading conditions. To summarize this result of structural assessment based on IACS CRS for bulk carrier, it is benefit to design this kind of bulk carriers and to study the strength assessment for the similar type of bulk carriers.

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