scholarly journals Vibration Analysis of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Laminated Composite Skin with Glass Honeycomb Sandwich Beam Using HSDT

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mageshwaran Subramani ◽  
Ananda Babu Arumugam ◽  
Manoharan Ramamoorthy
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Composite Sandwich ◽  
The Core ◽  
Core Thickness

In this paper, the vibration analysis of uniform laminated composite sandwich beam with a viscoelastic core was studied. The governing equation of motion of the laminated composite sandwich beam has been derived based on higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) in finite element model (FEM). The developed finite element model has been validated in terms of natural frequencies with the experimental values and the available literature. Various parametric studies have been performed to examine the impact of the core thickness, ply orientation and aspect ratio of the uniform laminated composite sandwich beam in response to free vibration for various boundary conditions. From the results it was concluded that that natural frequencies could be increased with increasing the core thickness and decreased with increasing the aspect ratio.

scholarly journals The Vibration Response of Composite Sandwich Beam with Delamination

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 096369350701600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Buket Okutan Baba ◽  
Ronald F. Gibson
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Sandwich Beams ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Composite Sandwich ◽  
Dimensional Finite Element ◽  
Vibration Tests ◽  
Non Destructive

The aim of this study is to report the effect of delamination on the vibration characteristics of composite sandwich beams. The natural frequencies and corresponding vibration modes of a free-free sandwich beam with delamination of various sizes and locations are predicted using a two-dimensional finite element analysis (FEA). The presence of delamination affects the stiffness of the delaminated beam and results in differences on the natural frequencies of the beam. Assessment of the differences light the way for the existence, size and location of the delaminated region and can be used for a non-destructive evaluation of the damage characteristics of the delaminated beams. Vibration tests are conducted on fully bonded sandwich beams with carbon/epoxy laminated composite faces and foam core to verify the finite element results. Agreement between predictions of the model and experimental observations is good.

Vibration Analysis of a Laminated Composite Magnetorheological Elastomer Sandwich Beam

2014 ◽  
Vol 592-594 ◽  
pp. 2097-2101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babu V. Ramesh ◽  
R. Vasudevan ◽  
Naveen B. Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Finite Element Formulation ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Magnetorheological Elastomer

In this study, the vibration analysis of a laminated composite magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) sandwich beam is presented. The governing differential equations of motion of a sandwich beam embedding a MRE layer as core layer and laminated composite beams as the face layers are presented in a finite element formulation. The validity of the developed finite element formulation is demonstrated by comparing results in terms of the natural frequencies derived from the present finite element formulation with those in the available literature. Various parametric studies are also performed to investigate the effect of a magnetic field on the variation of the natural frequencies and loss factors of the MR elastomer composite sandwich beam under various boundary conditions. Furthermore, the effect of the thickness of the MR elastomer layer on the variation of the natural frequencies and loss factors are studied. The study suggested that the natural frequency increases with increasing magnetic field, irrespective of the boundary conditions.

scholarly journals Experimental and Finite Element Studies on Free Vibration of Skew Plates

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.V. Srinivasa ◽  
Y.J. Suresh ◽  
W.P. Prema Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Composite Laminates ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Orientation Angle ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Skew Angle ◽  
Experimental Values

Abstract The present paper deals with the experimental studies carried out on free vibration of isotropic and laminated composite skew plates. The natural frequencies were also determined using QUAD8 finite element of MSC/NASTRAN and a comparison was made between the experimental values and the finite element solution. The effects of the skew angle and aspect ratio on the natural frequencies of isotropic skew plates were studied. The effects of the skew angle, aspect ratio, fiber orientation angle and laminate sequence (keeping the number of layers constant) on the natural frequencies of antisymmetric composite laminates were also studied. The experimental values of natural frequencies are in good agreement with the FE solutions. The natural frequencies are found to increase with an increase in the skew angle. The variation of natural frequencies with the aspect ratio is small and negligible both for isotropic and laminated composite skew plates.

Inflight Deicing of Self-Actuating Aircraft Wing Structures With Piezoelectric Actuators

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. J. Lin ◽  
Suresh V. Venna
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Harmonic Excitation ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Underlying Structure ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Modeling And Analysis

Self-actuating aircraft wings for in-flight deicing with minimal power requirements are proposed. Lightweight piezoelectric actuators are utilized to excite the wing structure to its natural frequencies to induce shear stresses on the surface of the wing. The shears are generated in such a way that they are sufficient to break the weak bond between the ice layer and the wing surface. A laminated composite cantilever plate is used for the modeling and analysis. Analytical model is developed to predict the natural frequencies and shear stresses on the surface of the plate and finite element modal analysis is carried out to verify the results. In addition, finite element model involving the ice deposited on the underlying structure is built. The dynamic responses of the structure to harmonic excitation to its first five natural frequencies are investigated. It is observed that significant amount of ice de-bonding from the substrate occurs in the third mode, or the second symmetric mode. Moreover, the energy requirements of the piezoelectric actuators to actuate an adaptive composite structure with given weight are evaluated.

scholarly journals Modal Characterization of Sandwich Skew Plates

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-153
Author(s):  
Dhotre Pavan Kumar ◽  
Chikkol V. Srinivasa
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Orientation Angle ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Edge Condition ◽  
Skew Angle ◽  
Composite Sandwich ◽  
Fiber Orientation Angle ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
Element Free

Abstract The current work focuses on the experimental and finite element free vibration studies of laminated composite sandwich skew plates. The comparison was made between the experimental values obtained by the Fast Fourier transform (FFT) analyzer and a finite element solution obtained from CQUAD8 finite element of The MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC) / NASA STRucture Analysis (NASTRAN) software. The influence of parameters such as aspect ratio (AR) (a/b), skew angle (α), edge condition, laminate stacking sequence, and fiber orientation angle (θ°) on the natural frequencies of sandwich skew plates was studied. The values obtained by both the finite element and experiment approaches are in good agreement. The natural frequencies increase with an increase in the skew angle for all given ARs.

Core crushing and dynamic response of sandwich steel beams with sinusoidal and trapezoidal corrugated cores: A parametric study

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (7) ◽  
pp. 2413-2439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linhui Zhang ◽  
Jeongho Kim
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
Parametric Design ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Steel Beams ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Load Effects ◽  
Core Thickness

This paper presents a finite element based parametric study of the dynamic response and strength of sandwich steel beams with either sinusoidal or trapezoidal corrugated core subjected to impulsive blast loads. The sandwich steel beams consists of flat top and bottom substrates made of Steel 1018 and four core layers of Steel 1008. The core layers are arranged with uniform and non-uniform thicknesses. The finite element model is validated with a set of shock tube experiments and thus makes it feasible for a present parametric design study of core configurations. Sinusoidal and trapezoidal core shapes as well as various core thickness arrangements are taken into consideration for comparing core crushing and buckling behavior and their performances in mitigating blast load effects onto the main structure. A unit-cell beam and a fully clamped sandwich beam are studied to elucidate the effect of core shapes and arrangement onto its dynamic response.

Dynamic Analysis of Sandwich Beams Filled with ER Elastomers

2011 ◽  
Vol 50-51 ◽  
pp. 843-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quan Bai ◽  
Ke Xiang Wei ◽  
Wen Ming Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Electric Field ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Flexible Structures ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Sandwich Beams ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Er Fluids

Considered electrorheological (ER) elastomers as the visco-elasticity material, a finite element model of a sandwich beam filled with ER elastomers was developed based on Hamilton’s principle and sandwich beam’s theory. Then its dynamic characteristics were analyzed. Simulation results show that natural frequencies of the sandwich beam increase and vibration amplitudes of the beam decrease as the intensity of applied electric field increases. Increased the thickness of the ER elastomers layer, natural frequencies of the beam decrease and loss factors increase. Those indicate that the dynamic characteristic of ER elastomers sandwich beams is similar as that of ER fluids beam, which can be used for vibration control of flexible structures by applied a electric field.

scholarly journals The Effect of Various Fiber Orientations and Boundary Conditions on Natural Frequencies of Laminated Composite Beam

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.11) ◽  
pp. 67 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Arif Mat Norman ◽  
M Amiruddin Zainuddin ◽  
Jamaluddin Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Composite Beam ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Laminated Composite Beam

This paper investigates the free vibration characteristics of laminate composite beam for various lamination schemes and under various boundary conditions. A beam model with the aspect ratio (length to thickness) of 25 to 150 made of carbon/ epoxy laminates under free vibration were constructed using a commercially available finite element software (ANSYS). The varied parameters are the lamination schemes (cross ply, angle ply and unidirectional ply) and boundary conditions (Clamp-Free (C-F), Clamp-Clamp (C-C), Clamp-Hanger (C-H), Free-Free (F-F) and Hanger-Hanger (H-H) ). For each case, finite element simulations were performed and the natural frequencies were determined. Mode shapes were also analyzed to observe the beam’s deformation behavior. Results showed that increasing aspect ratio will decrease natural frequencies for the first seven mode shapes. In terms of lamination scheme, the unidirectional ply produced the highest frequency (34.26 Hz), followed by cross ply (34.05 Hz) and angle ply (13.60 Hz) at the aspect ratio of 25. In terms of boundary conditions, the Hanger-Hanger boundary condition produced the highest natural frequency (2272.52  Hz) at the aspect ratio of 25, while Clamped-Free boundary condition produced the lowest frequency (2.28 Hz) at the aspect ratio of 150. In general, it can be concluded that the current study is useful and has contributed significant knowledge to better understand of effect of various fiber orientations and boundary conditions on the natural frequencies of laminated composite beam. 

scholarly journals A Finite Element Model for the Vibration Analysis of Sandwich Beam with Frequency-Dependent Viscoelastic Material Core

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (20) ◽  
pp. 3390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhicheng Huang ◽  
Xingguo Wang ◽  
Nanxing Wu ◽  
Fulei Chu ◽  
Jing Luo
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Model ◽  
Viscoelastic Material ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Sandwich Beam ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Finite Model ◽  
Vibration Modes ◽  
Frequency Dependent ◽  
Biot Model

In this work, a finite element model was developed for vibration analysis of sandwich beam with a viscoelastic material core sandwiched between two elastic layers. The frequency-dependent viscoelastic dynamics of the sandwich beam were investigated by using finite element analysis and experimental validation. The stiffness and damping of the viscoelastic material core is frequency-dependent, which results in complex vibration modes of the sandwich beam system. A third order seven parameter Biot model was used to describe the frequency-dependent viscoelastic behavior, which was then incorporated with the finite elements of the sandwich beam. Considering the parameters identification, a strategy to determine the parameters of the Biot model has been outlined, and the curve fitting results closely follow the experiment. With identified model parameters, numerical simulations were carried out to predict the vibration and damping behavior in the first three vibration modes, and the results showed that the finite model presented here had good accuracy and efficiency in the specific frequency range of interest. The experimental testing on the viscoelastic sandwich beam validated the numerical predication. The experimental results also showed that the finite element modeling method of sandwich beams that was proposed was correct, simple and effective.

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