A Variational Approach to Loaded Ply Structures

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 175-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. H.M. Van Der Heijden ◽  
J. M.T. Thompson ◽  
S. Neukirch

We show how an energy analysis can be used to derive the equilibrium equations and boundary conditions for an end-loaded variable ply much more efficiently than in previous works. Numerical results are then presented for a clamped balanced ply approaching lock-up. We also use the energy method to derive the equations for a more general ply made of imperfect anisotropic rods and we briefly consider their helical solutions.

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeria Boccardo ◽  
Eduardo Godoy ◽  
Mario Durán

AbstractThis paper presents an efficient method to calculate the displacement and stress fields in an isotropic elastic half-space having a hemispherical pit and being subject to gravity. The method is semi-analytical and takes advantage of the axisymmetry of the problem. The Boussinesq potentials are used to obtain an analytical solution in series form, which satisfies the equilibrium equations of elastostatics, traction-free boundary conditions on the infinite plane surface and decaying conditions at infinity. The boundary conditions on the free surface of the pit are then imposed numerically, by minimising a quadratic functional of surface elastic energy. The minimisation yields a symmetric and positive definite linear system of equations for the coefficients of the series, whose particular block structure allows its solution in an efficient and robust way. The convergence of the series is verified and the obtained semi-analytical solution is then evaluated, providing numerical results. The method is validated by comparing the semi-analytical solution with the numerical results obtained using a commercial finite element software.


1961 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D. Conway

The bending by uniform lateral loading, buckling by two-dimensional hydrostatic pressure, and the flexural vibrations of simply supported polygonal plates are investigated. The method of meeting the boundary conditions at discrete points, together with the Marcus membrane analog [1], is found to be very advantageous. Numerical examples include the calculation of the deflections and moments, and buckling loads of triangular square, and hexagonal plates. A special technique is then given, whereby the boundary conditions are exactly satisfied along one edge, and an example of the buckling of an isosceles, right-angled triangle plate is analyzed. Finally, the frequency equation for the flexural vibrations of simply supported polygonal plates is shown to be the same as that for buckling under hydrostatic pressure, and numerical results can be written by analogy. All numerical results agree well with the exact solutions, where the latter are known.


1978 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 812-816 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. S. Berger ◽  
B. Alabi

A solution has been derived for the Navier equations in orthogonal cylindrical curvilinear coordinates in which the axial variable, X3, is suppressed through a Fourier transform. The necessary coordinate transformation may be found either analytically or numerically for given geometries. The finite-difference forms of the mapped Navier equations and boundary conditions are solved in a rectangular region in the curvilinear coordinaties. Numerical results are given for the half space with various surface shapes and boundary conditions in two and three dimensions.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Lifang Niu ◽  
Kaimin Teng

We establish the existence of solutions forp-Laplacian systems with antiperiodic boundary conditions through using variational methods.


2021 ◽  
Vol 263 (6) ◽  
pp. 965-969
Author(s):  
Tyrode Victor ◽  
Nicolas Totaro ◽  
Laurent Maxit ◽  
Alain Le Bot

In Statistical Energy Analysis (SEA) and more generally in all statistical theories of sound and vibration, the establishment of diffuse field in subsystems is one of the most important assumption. Diffuse field is a special state of vibration for which the vibrational energy is homogeneously and isotropically distributed. For subsystems excited with a random white noise, the vibration tends to become diffuse when the number of modes is large and the damping sufficiently light. However even under these conditions, the so-called coherent backscattering enhancement (CBE) observed for certain symmetric subsystems may impede diffusivity. In this study, CBE is observed numerically and experimentally for various geometries of subsystem. Also, it is shown that asymmetric boundary conditions leads to reduce or even vanish the CBE. Theoretical and numerical simulations with the ray tracing method are provided to support the discussion.


Author(s):  
Cemil Bagci

Abstract Exact elasticity solutions for stresses and deflections (displacements) in curved beams and rings of varying thicknesses are developed using polar elasticity and state of plane stress. Basic forms of differential equations of equilibrium, stress functions, and differential equations of compatibility are given. They are solved to develop expressions for radial, tangential, and shearing stresses for moment, force, and combined loadings. Neutral axis location for each type of loading is determined. Expressions for displacements are developed utilizing strain-displacement relationships of polar elasticity satisfying boundary conditions on displacements. In case of full rings stresses are as in curved beams with properly defined moment loading, but displacements differ satisfying different boundary conditions. The developments for constant thicknesses are used to develop solutions for curved beams and rings with T-sections. Comparative numerical results are given.


Author(s):  
M.V. Sukhoterin ◽  
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A.M. Maslennikov ◽  
T.P. Knysh ◽  
I.V. Voytko ◽  
...  

Abstract. An iterative method of superposition of correcting functions is proposed. The partial solution of the main differential bending equation is represented by a fourth-degree polynomial (the beam function), which gives a residual only with respect to the bending moment on parallel free faces. This discrepancy and the subsequent ones are mutually compensated by two types of correcting functions-hyperbolic-trigonometric series with indeterminate coefficients. Each function satisfies only a part of the boundary conditions. The solution of the problem is achieved by an infinite superposition of correcting functions. For the process to converge, all residuals must tend to zero. When the specified accuracy is reached, the process stops. Numerical results of the calculation of a square ribbed plate are presented.


2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 169-176
Author(s):  
Mikhail Guzev ◽  
Chengzhi Qi ◽  
Jiping Bai ◽  
Kairui Li

AbstractEquilibrium equations and boundary conditions of the strain gradient theory in arbitrary curvilinear coordinates have been obtained. Their special form for an axisymmetric plane strain problem is also given.


Author(s):  
Victor Revenko ◽  
Andrian Revenko

The three-dimensional stress-strain state of an isotropic plate loaded on all its surfaces is considered in the article. The initial problem is divided into two ones: symmetrical bending of the plate and a symmetrical compression of the plate, by specified loads. It is shown that the plane problem of the theory of elasticity is a special case of the second task. To solve the second task, the symmetry of normal stresses is used. Boundary conditions on plane surfaces are satisfied and harmonic conditions are obtained for some functions. Expressions of effort were found after integrating three-dimensional stresses that satisfy three equilibrium equations. For a thin plate, a closed system of equations was obtained to determine the harmonic functions. Displacements and stresses in the plate were expressed in two two-dimensional harmonic functions and a partial solution of the Laplace equation with the right-hand side, which is determined by the end loads. Three-dimensional boundary conditions were reduced to two-dimensional ones. The formula was found for experimental determination of the sum of normal stresses via the displacements of the surface of the plate.


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