Nonlinear Postbuckling of Auxetic-Core Sandwich Toroidal Shell Segments with CNT-Reinforced Face Sheets Under External Pressure

Nonlinear buckling analysis for honeycomb auxetic-core sandwich toroidal shell segments with CNT-reinforced face sheets surrounded by elastic foundations under the radial pressure is presented in this study. The basic equation system of shells is established based on the von Kármán–Donnell nonlinear shell theory, combined with Stein and McElman approximation. Meanwhile, the foundation-shell elastic interaction is simulated by the foundation model based on the Pasternak assumption. The Galerkin procedure is utilized to achieve the pre-buckling and post-buckling responses for the shell, from which the radially critical buckling load is determined. Numerical analysis shows the various influences of auxetic-core layer, CNT-reinforced face sheets, and elastic foundation on the pre-buckling and postbuckling behavior of sandwich shells with CNT reinforced face sheets.

Linear Buckling Analysis Considering No-compression Property of Metal Grid Shells Stiffened by Tension Braces

In order to analyze the buckling behavior of lattice shells stiffened by cables or slender braces without pre-tension, it is necessary to consider the no-compression property of braces. This paper proposes an innovative method of linear buckling analysis that considers the no-compression property of braces. Moreover, in order to examine the proposed method's validity, its results are compared with the results from a nonlinear buckling analysis with geometrical nonlinearity and material nonlinearity to express the no-compression property of braces. The results show that the proposed method can well-predict the buckling behaviors of lattice shells stiffened by tension braces.

Local Elasto–plastic Buckling of Isotropic Plates With Cutouts Under Tension Loading Conditions

The motivation of the presented study was the observation of the existence of local loss of stability “tension buckling” in the experimental tests of composite and metallic plates with cut-outs subjected to tension. Because of this, the numerical analyses of the aluminum plate with elliptical or circular cutouts at the center and subjected to tensile load are studied in the paper. Although the whole structure is uniformly stretched, the circumferential compressive stresses in the vicinity of the cutout edge are observed. First of all, the linear buckling analysis is carried out for different sizes of the holes. Based on these results, the size of the hole is chosen, where the circumferential stress magnitude in the vicinity of the cutout is the lowest or even comparable to the yield stress of the material. The computations are made for three different values of thickness. Finally, the nonlinear buckling analysis is carried out without and with the plasticity effects included. Generally, in the case of the circular and vertically oriented elliptical cut-out, the loss of stability in the tensed plate is always observed. However, in elastic-plastic analyses, the values of the critical parameters significantly differ from the results obtained for elastic buckling. Finally, the critical geometries for further experimental tests were defined.