• Steel and Composite Structures
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.883-919
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• 2016

In this research, buckling analysis of an embedded laminated composite plate is investigated. The elastic medium is simulated with spring constant of Winkler medium and shear layer. With considering higher order shear deformation theory (Reddy), the total potential energy of structure is calculated. Using Principle of Virtual Work, the constitutive equations are obtained. The analytical solution is performed in order to obtain the buckling loads. A detailed parametric study is conducted to elucidate the influences of the layer numbers, orientation angle of layers, geometrical parameters, elastic medium and type of load on the buckling load of the system. Results depict that the highest buckling load is related to the structure with angle-ply orientation type and with increasing the angle up to 45 degrees, the buckling load increases.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.969-974
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• 1994

The dynamic behavior of graphite/epoxy laminated composite shell structure due to low-velocity impact is investigated using the finite element method. In this analysis, the Newmark's constant-acceleration time integration algorithm is used. The impact response such as contact force, central deflection and dynamic strain history form shell structure analysis are compared with those form the plate non-linear analysis. The effects of curvature, impact velocity and mass of impactor on the composite shell are discussed.

• Composites Research
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.13-20
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• 2019

In this study, in order to improve the quality issue and component characteristics of the battery module, which is one of the major parts of the electric vehicle. The structure is reinforced by using the composite material and the mechanism structure optimization of Hybrid concept which can overcome the disadvantages of single material was performed and the performance was compared. For this purpose, figure out the main design variables of composite materials according to Classical Laminated Plate Theory (CLPT) and the algorithm for predicting composite material properties have been studied. Based on the mechanical properties of the designed composite materials, finite element analysis (FEM) and the performance of the battery module was verified. Consequently, according to the verification result, Hybrid Battery Module reinforced with Selective Composite Patch can reduce the weight by 30% and reduce the product thickness by 32.5% compared with the existing Al battery module and proved the merit of Hybrid structure such as maintaining impact performance.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.300-309
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• 2009

The effective utilization of wood structure is encouraged to preserve natural resources and the global environment. Long-span and large-scale structures are preferred to promote demand for wood. This study attempts to develop new Fire-resistance Composite Material composed of Structural steel and Structural glued laminated timber for long-span and large-scale structures. Prior to take a fire-resistance test, compare properties of bending strength with Composite material composed of Structural steel and Structural glued laminated timber, structural steel and structural provides the stability of the structure, but the structural glued laminated timber has high value elasticity of bending. Using the Composite material will improve structural stability and Eco-friend construction environment.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Automotive Engineers
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.220-228
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• 1997

We discuss finite element approximation and use a Mindlin plate element based upon uniformly reduced numerical integration. The finite element selected for use in this work is a four-node, bilinear displacement element based upon the Mindlin theory of plates. Such elements show good accuracy for laminated composite plates when reduced numerical integration is used to evaluate the element marices. This study presents both the experimental and F.E. results for the natural frequencies of CFRPURETHANE-CFRP Composite plate. Good agreement between experimental and calculated frequencies is achived.

• Proceedings of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.309-316
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• 1999

Laminated composite plates are very useful in various fields of engineering where high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios are required. Design optimization of composite structures has gained importance in recent years as the engineering applications of fiber reinforced materials have increased and weight savings has become an essential design objective. However, due to the anisotropic material properties of laminated composite structure it is very difficult to analyze and design. In this study, numerical optimization technique together with the finite element method is used to find the optimum design of FRP. Various combination of fiber orientation for the laminate layers are investigated and several local optimum solutions are found.

• Computational Structural Engineering
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.349-358
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• 1997

The present paper describes an investigation into the application of the genetic algorithm (GA) in the optimum design of composite laminated structure. Stochastic processes generate an initial population of designs and then apply principles of natural selection/survival of the fittest to improve the designs. The five test functions are used to verify the robustness and reliability of the GA, and as a numerical example, minimum weight of a cantilever composite laminated beam with a mix of continuous, integer and discrete design variables is obtained by using the GA with exterior penalty function method. The design problem has constraints on strength, displacements, and natural frequencies, and is formulated to a multidimensional nonlinear form. From the results, it is found that the GA search technique is very effective to find the good optimum solution as well as has higher robustness.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.50 no.5
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• pp.301-314
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• 2022

The moisture and dimensional behaviors of a nail-laminated timber (NLT)-concrete slab composed of an NLT-plywood composite and topping concrete are monitored for 385 days. The slab is developed for using as flexural elements such as floors. The humidity control of wood gently introduces significant fluctuations under the ambient relative humidity into the slab, and fluctuations in the relative humidity result in dimensional changes. The equilibrium moisture content of the slab increases from 6.7% to 15.3% during the monitoring period, resulting in a width (radial) strain of 0.58%. The length (longitudinal) strain is negligible, and the height (tangential) strain is excluded from the analysis because of abstruse signal patterns generated. Concrete pouring causes a permanent increase in the width of the NLT-plywood composite. However, the width deforms because the weight of the concrete mixture loosens the nail-laminated structure, not because of the significant amount of moisture in the mixture. The dimensional stabilization effect of the nail-laminated system is demonstrated as the composite strain is lower than the total strain of lumber and plywood, which are elements constituting the nail-laminated structure.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.127-138
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• 2012

The composite materials may be exposed to environmental (thermal or hygral or both) condition during their service life. The effect of environmental condition is usually adverse from the point of view of design of composite structures. In the present research study the effect of hygrothermal condition on the design of laminated composite structures is investigated. The active fiber composite (AFC) which may be utilized as actuator or sensor is considered in the present analysis. The sensor layer is used to sense the level of response of the composite structures. The sensed voltage is fed back to the actuator through the controller. In this study both displacement and velocity feedback controllers are employed to reduce the response of the composite laminate within acceptable limit. The Newmark direct time integration scheme is employed along with modal superposition method to improve the computational efficiency. It is observed from the numerical study that the laminated composite structures become weak in the presence of hygrothermal load. The response of the structure can be brought to the acceptable level once the AFC layer is activated through the feedback loop.

• Computers and Concrete
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.137-150
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• 2020

In this paper, the bending behavior of single-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (CNTRC) laminated plates is studied using various shear deformation plate theories. Several types of reinforcement material distributions, a uniform distribution (UD) and three functionally graded distributions (FG), are inspected. A generalized higher-order deformation plate theory is utilized to derive the field equations of the CNTRC laminated plates where an analytical technique based on Navier's series is utilized to solve the static problem for simply-supported boundary conditions. A detailed numerical analysis is carried out to examine the influence of carbon nanotube volume fraction, laminated composite structure, side-to-thickness, and aspect ratios on stresses and deflection of the CNTRC laminated plates.