scholarly journals Free Vibration of Composite Thin-Walled Beams with Chordwise Asymmetric Closed Cross-Sections

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Keun-Taek Kim

In this paper, some analytical results via extended Galerkin method on free vibration characteristics of an anisotropic composite beam, which is modeled as a nonuniform thin-walled structure with a chordwise asymmetric closed cross-section and corrected the warping functions, are newly presented. For this study, nonclassical parameters such as warping restraint, transverse shear flexibility, and structural couplings induced by two special configurations, such as circumferentially uniform stiffness (CUS) and circumferentially asymmetric stiffness (CAS), are incorporated. And also, design parameters of the beam associated with preset angles, pretwist angles, taper ratios, and section ratios are additionally investigated. The results of this study could play an important role in more efficient designs of composite thin-walled beams.

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 169-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Narayanan ◽  
J. P. Verma ◽  
A. K. Mallik

Free-vibration characteristics of a thin-walled, open cross-section beam, with unconstrained damping layers at the flanges, are investigated. Both uncoupled transverse vibration and the coupled bending-torsion oscillations, of a beam of a top-hat section, are considered. Numerical results are presented for natural frequencies and modal loss factors of simply supported and clamped-clamped beams.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1019 ◽  
pp. 96-102
Author(s):  
Ali Taherkhani ◽  
Ali Alavi Nia

In this study, the energy absorption capacity and crush strength of cylindrical thin-walled structures is investigated using nonlinear Finite Elements code LS-DYNA. For the thin-walled structure, Aluminum A6063 is used and its behaviour is modeled using power-law equation. In order to better investigate the performance of tubes, the simulation was also carried out on structures with other types of cross-sections such as triangle, square, rectangle, and hexagonal, and their results, namely, energy absorption, crush strength, peak load, and the displacement at the end of tubes was compared to each other. It was seen that the circular cross-section has the highest energy absorption capacity and crush strength, while they are the lowest for the triangular cross-section. It was concluded that increasing the number of sides increases the energy absorption capacity and the crush strength. On the other hand, by comparing the results between the square and rectangular cross-sections, it can be found out that eliminating the symmetry of the cross-section decreases the energy absorption capacity and the crush strength. The crush behaviour of the structure was also studied by changing the mass and the velocity of the striker, simultaneously while its total kinetic energy is kept constant. It was seen that the energy absorption of the structure is more sensitive to the striker velocity than its mass.


1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungsoo Na ◽  
Liviu Librescu

Abstract A study of the dynamical behavior of aircraft wings modeled as doubly-tapered thin-walled beams, made from advanced anisotropic composite materials, and incorporating a number of non-classical effects such as transverse shear, and warping inhibition is presented. The supplied numerical results illustrate the effects played by the taper ratio, anisotropy of constituent materials, transverse shear flexibility, and warping inhibition on free vibration and dynamic response to time-dependent external excitations. Although considered for aircraft wings, this analysis and results can be also applied to a large number of structures such as helicopter blades, robotic manipulator arms, space booms, tall cantilever chimneys, etc.


2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (23) ◽  
pp. 1696-1711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danilo S Victorazzo ◽  
Andre De Jesus

In this paper we extend Kollár and Pluzsik’s thin-walled anisotropic composite beam theory to include multiple cells with open branches and booms, and present a finite element formulation utilizing the stiffness matrix obtained from this theory. To recover the 4 × 4 compliance matrix of a beam containing N closed cells, we solve an asymmetric system of 2N + 4 linear equations four times with unitary section loads and extract influence coefficients from the calculated strains. Finally, we compare 4 × 4 stiffness matrices of a multicelled beam using this method against matrices obtained using the finite element method to demonstrate accuracy. Similarly to its originating theory, the effects of shear deformation and restrained warping are assumed negligible.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (58) ◽  
pp. 77-85
Author(s):  
Amor Bouaricha ◽  
Naoual Handel ◽  
Aziza Boutouta ◽  
Sarah Djouimaa

In this experimental work, strength results obtained on short columns subjected to concentric loads are presented. The specimens used in the tests have made of cold-rolled, thin-walled steel. Twenty short columns of the same cross-section area and wall thickness have been tested as follows: 8 empty and 12 filled with ordinary concrete. In the aim to determine the column section geometry with the highest resistance, three different types of cross-sections have been compared: rectangular, I-shaped unreinforced and, reinforced with 100 mm spaced transversal links. The parameters studied are the specimen height and the cross-sectional steel geometry. The registered experimental results have been compared to the ultimate loads intended by Eurocode 3 for empty columns and by Eurocode 4 for compound columns. These results showed that a concrete-filled composite column had improved strength compared to the empty case. Among the three cross-section types, it has been found that I-section reinforced is the most resistant than the other two sections. Moreover, the load capacity and mode of failure have been influenced by the height of the column. Also, it had noted that the experimental strengths of the tested columns don’t agree well with the EC3 and EC4 results.


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