scholarly journals Three-Dimensional Bending Analysis of Multi-Layered Orthotropic Plates by Two-Dimensional Numerical Model

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (22) ◽  
pp. 6959
Author(s):  
Piotr Pluciński ◽  
Jan Jaśkowiec ◽  
Maciej Wójtowicz

The paper presents effective numerical modelling of multi-layered plates with orthotropic properties. The method called the FEM23 is employed to construct the numerical model. The approach enables a full 3D analysis to be performed while using a 2D finite element mesh. The numerical model for a multi-layered plate is constructed by an assembling procedure, where each layer with orthotropic properties is added to the global numerical model. The paper demonstrates that the FEM23 method is very flexible in defining the multilayered plate, where the thickness of each layer as well as its mechanical orthotropic properties can be defined independently. Several examples of three-layered or nine-layered plates are analyzed in this paper. The results obtained by the FEM23 method coincide with the ones taken from the published papers or calculated with the standard 3D FEM approach. The orthotropic version of the FEM23 can be quite easily applied for other kinds of problems including thermo-mechanics, free vibrations, buckling analysis, or delamination.

2013 ◽  
Vol 405-408 ◽  
pp. 2399-2408 ◽  
Author(s):  
An Min Fu ◽  
Peng Huang ◽  
Ming Gu

A numerical model of three-dimensional motion of plate-type wind-borne debris in uniform wind field based on quaternions is proposed in this paper. This model can simulate the complex 3D spinning flight robustly and efficiently with rotational quaternions, which are also free from the gimbal lock that is associated with Euler rotational matrix. The predictions from the model were then compared with the results of another quasi-steady model, and good agreement is found. For the unsteady flow involved in autorotational flight mode, the present model was improved by revising the damping moment in order to simulate the two-dimensional motion of plates with higher accuracy. Calibration of the damping moment coefficient was performed through a direct comparison of the predicted non-dimensional angular velocity with the results of CFD-RBD model. The predictions of the improved model agree reasonably well with the CFD-RBD results, which verifies the accuracy of the improved model in predicting the two-dimensional trajectories of plates.


1981 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Floquet ◽  
D. Play

Boundary conditions were arbitrarily specified in an earlier two dimensional (2D) analysis of contact temperature. In this new work a general three dimensional (3D) Fourier transform solution is obtained from which for specific cases, the boundary conditions can be estimated. Further, experimental verification of 3D analysis was performed using infra-red technique.


Author(s):  
Francis H. Ku ◽  
Trevor G. Hicks ◽  
William R. Mabe ◽  
Jason R. Miller

Two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) weld-induced residual stress finite element analyses have been performed for 2-inch Schedule 80 Type-304 stainless steel pipe sections joined by a multi-layer segmented-bead pipe weld. The analyses investigate the similarities and differences between the two modeling approaches in terms of residual stresses and axial shrinkage induced by the pipe weld. The 2D analyses are of axisymmetric behavior and evaluate two different pipe end constraints, namely fixed-fixed and fixed-free, while the 3D analysis approximates the non-axisymmetric segmented welding expected in production, with fixed-free pipe end constraints. Based on the results presented, the following conclusions can be drawn. The welding temperature contour results between the 2D and 3D analyses are very similar. Only the 3D analysis is capable of simulating the non-axisymmetric behavior of the segmented welding technique. The 2D analyses yield similar hoop residual stresses to the 3D analysis, and closely capture the maximum and minimum ID surface hoop residual stresses from the 3D analysis. The primary difference in ID surface residual stresses between the 2D fixed-fixed and 2D fixed-free constraints cases is the higher tensile axial stresses in the pipe outside of the weld region. The 2D analyses under-predict the maximum axial residual stress compared to the 3D analysis. The 2D ID surface residual stress results tend to bound the averaged 3D results. 2D axisymmetric modeling tends to significantly under-predict weld shrinkage. Axial weld shrinkage from 3D modeling is of the same magnitude as values measured in the laboratory on a prototypic mockup.


2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hitoshi Nakamura ◽  
Wenwei Gu ◽  
Seiichi Tajima ◽  
Osamu Hazama

This paper describes the structure and application of a software system that automates the fatigue initiation and crack propagation analysis based on finite element method (FEM). The system automatically performs necessary procedures to track propagation history of cracks: insertion of a crack and updating of three-dimensional (3D) finite element mesh in accordance with the crack propagation. The system is equipped with a function to automatically perform fatigue analyses using the stress–strain histories at nodes of a 3D FEM model. Some analyses for several examples were carried out for validation. The important example is the surface crack propagation in steel pipes with residual stress.


Author(s):  
Yan Cui ◽  
John C. Wells ◽  
Y. Quoc Nguyen

To simulate the initial formation of sedimentary bedforms, constrained to be in hydraulically smooth turbulent flows under bedload conditions, a numerical model based on Large Eddy Simulation (LES) in a doubly periodic domain has been developed. The numerical model comprises three parts. Given the instantaneous bed geometry, the bed shear stress distribution is obtained from a Large-Eddy-Simulation (LES) method coupled with an Immersed-Boundary-Method (IBM). Flux is estimated by the van Rijn’s formula [1]. Finally, evolution of the bed surface is described by the Exner equation. “Two-dimensional bed” [2] and “three-dimensional bed” models employ, respectively, transversely averaged bed shear stress and instantaneous local shear stress to estimate the bedload flux. Based on this model, the evolution of an initial sand wave has been successfully computed. Compared to the “two-dimensional” [2] model, the three-dimensional model leads to a slightly slower propagation and a smaller sand wave. The tendency of the sand wave evolution in three-dimensional model is two-dimensional during the simulated interval.


2011 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makhamatali Koraboyevich Usarov

The problem of bending of a thick orthotropic plate is considered as a three-dimensional problem of the theory ofelasticity. On the basic of the method of expansion of thesolution into the series, a three-dimensional problem isreduced to two independent two –dimensional problems.The theory of thick orthotropic plates free from simplifiedhypothesis is developed: An analytical solution of equationis given. Maximum values of displacements and stressesfor upper, middle and lower surfaces of the plate are calculated.


Author(s):  
Feng Liang ◽  
Quanyong Xu ◽  
Xudong Lan ◽  
Ming Zhou

The thermohydrodynamic analysis of oil film bearing is essential for high speed oil film bearing. The temperature field is coupled with the pressure field. The numerical model can be built or chosen according to the complexity of the objects and requirement of the accuracy. In this paper, four pressure-thermal (P-T) models are proposed, which are zero-dimensional temperature field coupled with Reynolds equation (0D P-T model), two-dimensional temperature field coupled with Reynolds equation (2D P-T model), two-dimensional temperature with third dimensional correction coupled with Dawson equation (2sD P-T model), three-dimensional temperature field coupled with Dawson equation (3D P-T model). The non-Newtonian and temperature-viscosity effects of the lubrication oil are considered in all the four models. Two types of cylindrical journal bearing, the bearing with/without axial grooves, are applied for the simulation. All the simulated cases are compared with the solutions of the CFX. The results show that the 0D P-T model fails to predict the behavior of high speed bearing; The 2D and 2sD P-T model have an acceptable accuracy to predict the performance of the bearing without grooves, but are not able to simulate the P-T field of the bearing with grooves because of the under-developed thermal boundary layer; The 2sD P-T model shows a great improvement when calculating the pressure field compared with the 2D P-T model; the 3D P-T model coincides well with the CFX at any condition. The comparison of these four models provides a reference to help designer choose a proper numerical model for a certain project.


2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350023 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAE-HOON KANG

A three-dimensional (3D) method of analysis is presented for determining the free vibration frequencies of joined hemispherical–cylindrical shells of revolution with a top opening. Unlike conventional shell theories, which are mathematically two-dimensional (2D), the present method is based upon the 3D dynamic equations of elasticity. Displacement components ur, uθ and uz in the radial, circumferential, and axial directions, respectively, are taken to be periodic in θ and in time, and algebraic polynomials in the r and z directions. Potential (strain) and kinetic energies of the joined shells are formulated, and the Ritz method is used to solve the eigenvalue problem, thus yielding upper bound values of the frequencies by minimizing the frequencies. As the degree of the polynomials is increased, frequencies converge to the exact values. Convergence to four-digit exactitude is demonstrated for the first five frequencies. Natural frequencies are presented for different boundary conditions. The frequencies from the present 3D method are compared with those from 2D thin shell theories.


2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 268-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. M. Neri ◽  
A. M. Martelli ◽  
M. Previati ◽  
S. Capitani

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 2331-2344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Dubosq ◽  
Álvaro Viúdez

Abstract Frontal collisions of mesoscale baroclinic dipoles are numerically investigated using a three-dimensional, Boussinesq, and f-plane numerical model that explicitly conserves potential vorticity on isopycnals. The initial conditions, obtained using the potential vorticity initialization approach, consist of twin baroclinic dipoles, balanced (void of waves) and static and inertially stable, moving in opposite directions. The dipoles may collide in a close-to-axial way (cyclone–anticyclone collisions) or nonaxially (cyclone–cyclone or anticyclone–anticyclone collisions). The results show that the interacting vortices may bounce back and interchange partners, may merge reaching a tripole state, or may squeeze between the outer vortices. The formation of a stable tripole from two colliding dipoles is possible but is dependent on diffusion effects. It is found that the nonaxial dipole collisions can be characterized by the interchange between the domain-averaged potential and kinetic energy. Dipole collisions in two-dimensional flow display also a variety of vortex interactions, qualitatively similar to the three-dimensional cases.


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