Vibration analysis of two-dimensional micromorphic structures using quadrilateral and triangular elements

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mina Kohansal Vajargah ◽  
Reza Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Side Length ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Triangular Elements ◽  
Micro Structures

PurposeThe paper aims to presents a numerical analysis of free vibration of micromorphic structures subjected to various boundary conditions.Design/methodology/approachTo accomplish this objective, first, a two-dimensional (2D) micromorphic formulation is presented and the matrix representation of this formulation is given. Then, two size-dependent quadrilateral and triangular elements are developed within the commercial finite element software ABAQUS. User element subroutine (UEL) is used to implement the micromorphic elements. These non-classical elements are capable of capturing the micro-structure effects by considering the micro-motion of materials. The effects of the side length-to-length scale parameter ratio and boundary conditions on the vibration behavior of 2D micro-structures are discussed in detail. The reliability of the present finite element method (FEM) is confirmed by the convergence studies and the obtained results are validated with the results available in the literature. Also, the results of micromorphic theory (MMT) are compared with those of micropolar and classical elasticity theories.FindingsThe study found that the size effect becomes very significant when the side length of micro-structures is close to the length scale parameter.Originality/value The study is to analyze the free vibrations of 2D micro-structures based on MMT; to develop a 2D formulation for micromorphic continua within ABAQUS; to propose quadrilateral and triangular micromorphic elements using UEL and to investigate size effects on the vibrational behavior of micro-structures with various geometries.

scholarly journals A Modified Couple Stress Elasticity for Non-Uniform Composite Laminated Beams Based on the Ritz Formulation

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 1404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farajollah Zare Jouneghani ◽  
Hamidraza Babamoradi ◽  
Rossana Dimitri ◽  
Francesco Tornabene
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Couple Stress Elasticity ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

Due to the large application of tapered beams in smart devices, such as scanning tunneling microscopes (STM), nano/micro electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS), atomic force microscopes (AFM), as well as in military aircraft applications, this study deals with the vibration behavior of laminated composite non-uniform nanobeams subjected to different boundary conditions. The micro-structural size-dependent free vibration response of composite laminated Euler–Bernoulli beams is here analyzed based on a modified couple stress elasticity, which accounts for the presence of a length scale parameter. The governing equations and boundary conditions of the problem are developed using the Hamilton’s principle, and solved by means of the Rayleigh–Ritz method. The accuracy and stability of the proposed formulation is checked through a convergence and comparative study with respect to the available literature. A large parametric study is conducted to investigate the effect of the length-scale parameter, non-uniformity parameter, size dimension and boundary conditions on the natural frequencies of laminated composite tapered beams, as useful for design and optimization purposes of small-scale devices, due to their structural tailoring capabilities, damage tolerance, and their potential for creating reduction in weight.

Temperature-dependent vibration analysis of a FG viscoelastic cylindrical microshell under various thermal distribution via modified length scale parameter: a numerical solution

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 9-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamed Safarpour ◽  
Kianoosh Mohammadi ◽  
Majid Ghadiri
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Differential Quadrature Method ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Temperature Dependent

AbstractIn this article, the vibrational analysis of temperature-dependent cylindrical functionally graded (FG) microshells surrounded by viscoelastic a foundation is investigated by means of the modified couple stress theory (MCST). MCST is applied to this model to be productive in design and analysis of micro actuators and micro sensors. The modeled cylindrical FG microshell, its equations of motion and boundary conditions are derived by Hamilton’s principle and the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). For the first time, in the present study, functionally graded length scale parameter which changes along the thickness has been considered in the temperature-dependent cylindrical FG microshell. The accuracy of the present model is verified with previous studies and also with those obtained by analytical Navier method. The novelty of the current study is consideration of viscoelastic foundation, various thermal loadings and size effect as well as satisfying various boundary conditions implemented on the temperature-dependent cylindrical FG microshell using MCST. Generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) is applied to discretize the equations of motion. Then, some factors are investigated such as the influence of length to radius ratio, damping, Winkler and Pasternak foundations, different temperature changes, circumferential wave numbers, and boundary conditions on natural frequency of the cylindrical FG microshell. The results have many applications such as modeling of microrobots and biomedical microsystems.

An upscale theory of thermal-mechanical coupling particle simulation for non-isothermal problems in two-dimensional quasi-static system

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 2136-2165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Xia
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Particle Simulation ◽  
Particle Model ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Static System ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mechanical Coupling ◽  
Scale Particle ◽  
Large Length Scale

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present an upscale theory of the thermal-mechanical coupling particle simulation for non-isothermal problems in two-dimensional quasi-static system, under which a small length-scale particle model can exactly reproduce the same mechanical and thermal results with that of a large length-scale one. Design/methodology/approach – The objective is achieved by extending the upscale theory of particle simulation for two-dimensional quasi-static problems from an isothermal system to a non-isothermal one. Findings – Five similarity criteria, namely geometric, material (mechanical and thermal) properties, gravity acceleration, (mechanical and thermal) time steps, thermal initial and boundary conditions (Dirichlet/Neumann boundary conditions), under which a small-length-scale particle model can exactly reproduce both the mechanical and thermal behavior with that of a large length-scale model for non-isothermal problems in a two-dimensional quasi-static system are proposed. Furthermore, to test the proposed upscale theory, two typical examples subjected to different thermal boundary conditions are simulated using two particle models of different length scale. Originality/value – The paper provides some important theoretical guidances to modeling thermal-mechanical coupled problems at both the engineering length scale (i.e. the meter scale) and the geological length scale (i.e. the kilometer scale) using the particle simulation method directly. The related simulation results from two typical examples of significantly different length scales (i.e. a meter scale and a kilometer scale) have demonstrated the usefulness and correctness of the proposed upscale theory for simulating non-isothermal problems in two-dimensional quasi-static system.

Dynamic stiffness formulation for a micro beam using Timoshenko–Ehrenfest and modified couple stress theories with applications

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110482
Author(s):  
J Ranjan Banerjee ◽  
Stanislav O Papkov ◽  
Thuc P Vo ◽  
Isaac Elishakoff
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Couple Stress ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Dynamic Stiffness ◽  
Modified Couple Stress Theory ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Stress Theory ◽  
Modified Couple Stress

Several models within the framework of continuum mechanics have been proposed over the years to solve the free vibration problem of micro beams. Foremost amongst these are those based on non-local elasticity, classical couple stress, gradient elasticity and modified couple stress theories. Many of these models retain the basic features of the Bernoulli–Euler or Timoshenko–Ehrenfest theories, but they introduce one or more material scale length parameters to tackle the problem. The work described in this paper deals with the free vibration problems of micro beams based on the dynamic stiffness method, through the implementation of the modified couple stress theory in conjunction with the Timoshenko–Ehrenfest theory. The main advantage of the modified couple stress theory is that unlike other models, it uses only one material length scale parameter to account for the smallness of the structure. The current research is accomplished first by solving the governing differential equations of motion of a Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beam in free vibration in closed analytical form. The dynamic stiffness matrix of the beam is then formulated by relating the amplitudes of the forces to those of the corresponding displacements at the ends of the beam. The theory is applied using the Wittrick–Williams algorithm as solution technique to investigate the free vibration characteristics of Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beams. Natural frequencies and mode shapes of several examples are presented, and the effects of the length scale parameter on the free vibration characteristics of Timoshenko–Ehrenfest micro beams are demonstrated.

Effects of complex boundary conditions on natural convection of a viscoplastic fluid

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 2792-2808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Rafiei ◽  
Hamed Masoumi ◽  
Mohammad Saeid Aghighi ◽  
Amine Ammar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Heated Wall ◽  
Uniform Heating ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Yield Stress Fluids ◽  
Complex Boundary

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of complex boundary conditions on natural convection of a yield stress fluid in a square enclosure heated from below (uniformly and non-uniformly) and symmetrically cooled from the sides. Design/methodology/approach The governing equations are solved numerically subject to continuous and discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions by Galerkin’s weighted residuals scheme of finite element method and using a non-uniform unstructured triangular grid. Findings Results show that the overall heat transfer from the heated wall decreases in the case of non-uniform heating for both Newtonian and yield stress fluids. It is found that the effect of yield stress on heat transfer is almost similar in both uniform and non-uniform heating cases. The yield stress has a stabilizing effect, reducing the convection intensity in both cases. Above a certain value of yield number Y, heat transfer is only due to conduction. It is found that a transition of different modes of stability may occur as Rayleigh number changes; this fact gives rise to a discontinuity in the variation of critical yield number. Originality/value Besides the new numerical method based on the finite element and using a non-uniform unstructured grid for analyzing natural convection of viscoplastic materials with complex boundary conditions, the originality of the present work concerns the treatment of the yield stress fluids under the influence of complex boundary conditions.

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