Deformation and failure mechanisms of lattice cylindrical shells under axial loading

The lattice cylindrical shells wound from the planar lattice plates, which have significant applications in aerospace engineering, exhibit different deformation modes with their planar counterparts because of the curvature of the cell wall. In this paper, deformation mechanisms are systematically investigated and failure analyses are conducted for the lattice cylindrical shells with various core topologies. Analytical models are proposed to predict the axial stiffness, critical elastic buckling load or effective yield strength of these shells. Finite element simulations are carried out to identify the validity of the models. The models can be employed for the optimal design. As an example, we construct the failure map for the Kagome lattice cylindrical shell made from an elastic ideally-plastic material. Various failure mechanisms, including yielding, global elastic buckling and local elastic buckling are taken into account. Moreover, optimizations are performed to minimize the weight for a given stiffness or load-carrying capacity for three types of lattice cylindrical shells. It is found that the Kagome and triangular lattice cylindrical shells have almost equivalent load-bearing capacity and both significantly outperform the hexagonal one under axial compression.     

壳体屈曲分析中关于能力减弱系数的剖析

工程中通常采用有限元中的线性屈曲方法和非线性屈曲方法来求解壳体的屈曲载荷。对于复杂结构(如钢安全壳),若直接采用非线性屈曲方法求解,除计算工作量大外,还不容易得到符合实际要求的临界载荷。因此,工程中常通过线弹性方法来获得符合实际要求的临界载荷。介绍了壳体屈曲的线弹性理论解,然后利用ANSYS软件求解圆柱壳受轴向和侧向外压的屈曲载荷,并与理论解进行了对比;最后通过对比前人的试验结果与线弹性理论得到的上临界值来剖析"能力减弱系数"的含义和合理性。结果表明:采用线弹性方法来求解壳体屈曲问题是可行的,但必须进一步考虑"能力减弱系数"、"安全系数"和"塑性折减系数"后才能得到工程上所需的临界屈曲载荷值。     

Out of plane stability of circular arches

An elastic buckling theory is developed for thin-walled arches. Using the principle of minimum total potential energy derives the governing differential equations. An explicit and clear approximation of the curvature effect is made in the derivation process. Closed form solutions are obtained for arches subjected to equal and opposite end moments (uniform bending) and to uniformly distributed radial loads (uniform compression). Also, closed form solutions for the torsional buckling moment of braced arches in uniform bending and for the torsional buckling load of braced arches in uniform compression are obtained. The solutions are compared with previous theoretical results.     

弹性圆柱壳的稳定性优化设计

研究任意轴对称边界条件下和受均布法向载荷作用圆柱壳的稳定性优化设计问题，即极大化屈曲临界载荷。利用能量原理分析轴对称变厚度圆柱壳的分支点屈曲，将求解屈曲临界载荷变成求解广义特征值方程，使圆柱壳稳定性优化设计成为极大化最小特征值问题。实际算例验证了本方法的有效性。研究结果可用于圆柱壳的加肋优化设计。     

Postbuckling of shear deformable FGM cylindrical shells surrounded by an elastic medium

This paper presents a study on the postbuckling response of a shear deformable functionally graded cylindrical shell of finite length embedded in a large outer elastic medium and subjected to axial compressive loads in thermal environments. The surrounding elastic medium is modeled as a tensionless Pasternak foundation that reacts in compression only. The postbuckling analysis is based on a higher order shear deformation shell theory with von Kármán-Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity. The thermal effects due to heat conduction are also included and the material properties of functionally graded materials (FGMs) are assumed to be temperature-dependent. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and the initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the postbuckling response of the shells and an iterative scheme is developed to obtain numerical results without using any assumption on the shape of the contact region between the shell and the elastic medium. Numerical solutions are presented in tabular and graphical forms to study the postbuckling behavior of FGM shells surrounded by an elastic medium of tensionless Pasternak foundation, from which the postbuckling results for FGM shells with conventional elastic foundations are also obtained for comparison purposes. The results reveal that the unilateral constraint has a significant effect on the postbuckling responses of shells subjected to axial compression in thermal environments when the foundation stiffness is sufficiently large.     

Effect of methods for fixing and loading of cylindrical shells on their stability and supercritical behavior

The effect of the methods of fixing and external-pressure loading of an elastic isotropic cylindrical shell on its sub- and supercritical deformation is investigated. A geometrically nonlinear statement of the edge problem in the form of the technical theory of finite deflection hollow shells is applied. The edge problem is digitized with the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The solution to the set of nonlinear algebraic equations is sought using the methods of continuation by the parameter close to the optimal one. The versions of shell sealing and supporting as well as uniform lateral pressure and uniform compression are considered. The trajectories of shell loading are plotted and the shapes of their supercritical equilibrium states are found. The axial compressing load is found to exert a larger effect on the upper and lower critical pressure as compared to the conditions of shell end fixing. Moreover, axial loading of short shells yields an increase in the critical pressure rather than its decrease, as is customary in the theory of shell stability.     

Nonlinear elastic buckling and postbuckling of axially compressed functionally graded cylindrical shells

Based on the nonlinear large deflection theory of cylindrical shells as well as the Donnell assumptions, this paper presents nonlinear buckling and postbuckling analyses for axially compressed functionally graded cylindrical shells by using the Ritz energy method and the nonlinear strain-displacement relations of large deformation. The material properties of the shells vary smoothly through the shell thickness according to a power law distribution of the volume fraction of constituent materials. Meanwhile, by taking into account the temperature-dependent material properties, various effects of external thermal environment are also investigated. Numerical results show various effects of the inhomogeneous parameter, dimensional parameters and external thermal environments on nonlinear buckling and postbuckling behaviors. There is a mode-jumping observed after buckling. The present theoretical results are verified by those in the literature.     

Influence of the initial imperfection on the non-linear buckling response of FGM truncated conical shells

Non-linear buckling analyses of imperfect functionally graded truncated conical shells with simply supported boundary conditions and subjected to an axial compressive load have been presented in this work. The material properties of functionally graded shells are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness of the shell. The non-linear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of an FGM truncated conical shell are both taken into account. The fundamental relations, modified Donnell type non-linear stability and compatibility equations of an imperfect FGM truncated conical shell are obtained and are solved by superposition and Galerkin methods, and the upper and lower critical axial loads has been found analytically. The numerical illustrations concern the non-linear buckling response of FGM truncated conical shells with different values of truncated conical shell parameters, initial imperfections and compositional profiles. Comparing the results of this study with those in the literature validates the present analysis.     

On the creep buckling of circular cylindrical shells

Approaches to the creep buckling of clamped circular cylindrical shells subjected to axial compression combined with internal pressure are investigated with special emphasis on the concept of creep stability and the accuracy of the analysis. The instability in creep is discussed first, and it is elucidated that the pertinent phenomena can be analysed by a quasi-static method. Then, the formulation of the problem and the method of calculation of the resulting equations are studied. The influence of the creep laws and the non-linearity in field equations on the creep buckling of shells are also discussed.     

Elastic buckling of ring-stiffened cone–cylinder intersections under internal pressure

Cone–cylinder intersections are commonly found in pressure vessels and piping. Examples include conical end closures to cylindrical vessels and conical reducers between cylinders of different radii. In the case of a cone large end-to-cylinder intersection under internal pressure, the intersection is subject to a large circumferential compressive force. Both the cone and the cylinder may be thickened near the intersection to resist this compression, but it is often convenient and necessary to augment further the strength of the intersection using an annular plate ring stiffener. Under this large circumferential compression, the intersection may fail by elastic buckling, plastic buckling or plastic collapse. This paper describes an investigation of the elastic buckling strength of ring-stiffened cone–cylinder intersections. Two buckling modes are identified: a shell mode for thin intersections with a shallow cone (a cone with its apex half angle approaching 90°) and/or a relatively stocky ring stiffener, and a ring mode for other cases. An existing elastic buckling approximation for annular plate rings in steel silos is found to be applicable to the intersection when it buckles in the ring mode. New approximate design equations are also established for the shell mode. In addition, simple expressions are identified which relate the number of circumferential buckling waves to the geometric parameters of the intersection.     

Postbuckling of shear deformable cross-ply laminated cylindrical shells under combined external pressure and axial compression

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a shear deformable cross-ply laminated cylindrical shell of finite length subjected to combined loading of external pressure and axial compression. The governing equations are based on Reddy's higher order shear deformation shell theory with von Kármán–Donnell type of kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling range, and initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of shear deformable laminated cylindrical shells under combined loading cases. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine interactive buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling response of perfect and imperfect, unstiffened or stiffened, moderately thick, antisymmetric and symmetric cross-ply laminated cylindrical shells for different values of load-proportional parameters.     

Non-linear vibrations and instabilities of orthotropic cylindrical shells with internal flowing fluid

In this work, Donnell’s non-linear shallow shell equations are used to study the dynamic instability of perfect simply supported orthotropic cylindrical shells with internal flowing fluid and subjected to either a compressive axial static pre-load plus a harmonic axial load or a harmonic lateral pressure. The fluid is assumed to be non-viscous and incompressible and the flow, isentropic and irrotational. An expansion with eight degrees of freedom, containing the fundamental, companion, gyroscopic, and four axi-symmetric modes is used to describe the lateral displacement of the shell. The Galerkin method is used to obtain the non-linear equations of motion which are solved by the Runge-Kutta method. A detailed parametric analysis clarifies the influence of the orthotropic material properties on the non-linear buckling and vibration characteristics of the shell. Numerical methods are used to identify the effect of the fluid flow and applied loads control parameters on the bifurcations and stability of the shell motions.     

正置正交加筋薄壁柱壳优化设计参数化有限元方法研究

利用有限元软件建立轴压正置正交加筋薄壁圆柱壳的参数化有限元分析模型,研究结构参数对薄壁加筋圆柱壳结构的临界载荷和屈曲模式的影响。随着蒙皮厚度的增加,结构的屈曲模式由局部屈曲逐步变化到总体屈曲,屈曲载荷上升;随着加筋厚度或宽度的增加,由总体屈曲变化到局部屈曲,屈曲载荷上升。通过等体积时的参数变化对屈曲载荷和屈曲模式的影响研究,表明在对应某体积的设计中,只有一种设计使结构屈曲载荷达到最大,而当此最大的屈曲载荷等于设计载荷时,是最轻重量的设计。在此基础上发展一种基于APDL(Ansys parametric design language)语言的薄壁加筋圆柱壳结构优化设计方法,利用该方法给出设计算例的优化结果。     

Long-wave buckling of elastic square honeycombs subject to in-plane biaxial compression

In this study, long-wave and short-wave buckling of elastic square honeycombs subject to in-plane biaxial compression are analyzed using a two-scale theory of the updated Lagrangian type. By taking cell aggregates to be periodic units, the bifurcation and post-bifurcation behavior are analyzed so that the dependence of buckling stress on periodic length can be discussed. It is shown that buckling stress decreases as periodic length increases, and that very-long-wave buckling occurs just after the onset of macroscopic instability if the periodic length is sufficiently long. Then, a simple formula to evaluate the very-long-wave buckling stress under in-plane biaxial compression is derived by exploring the macroscopic instability condition in the light of the two-scale analysis. The resulting formula is verified using an energy method.     

Postbuckling of 3D braided composite cylindrical shells under combined external pressure and axial compression in thermal environments

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a three-dimensional (3D) braided composite cylindrical shell of finite length subjected to combined loading of external pressure and axial compression in thermal environments. Based on a micro–macro-mechanical model, a 3D braided composite may be a cell system and the geometry of each cell is highly dependent on its position in the cross-section of the cylindrical shell. The material properties of epoxy are expressed as a linear function of temperature. The governing equations are based on a higher order shear deformation shell theory with a von Kármán–Donnell-type kinematic nonlinearity and includes thermal effects. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine interactive buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect, braided composite cylindrical shells with different values of shell geometric parameter and of fiber volume fraction under combined loading conditions. The results show that the shell has lower buckling loads and postbuckling paths when the temperature-dependent properties are taken into account. The effects of temperature rise, fiber volume fraction, shell geometric parameter, load-proportional parameter, as well as initial geometric imperfections are studied.     

Optimally reinforced cutouts in laminated circular cylindrical shells

The problem of designing a cutout in a load bearing structural member in the form of a shell, such that the cut structure maintains its stress state with a minimal departure from the stress state of the uncut structure is addressed herein. Symmetrically laminated composite circular cylindrical shells under hydrostatic compression and axial pressure are considered. Shallow thin shell (Donnell shell theory) lamination theory is utilized. The original (uncut) stiffness of the shell structures is recovered considerably by appropriately designing an edge reinforcement around the cutout. The buckling load of the designed shells are analyzed via the finite element method. An experimental investigation has been carried out to verify some of the results obtained from the finite element analysis. In the work presented, the reinforcement is modeled as a one-dimensional rod/beam type structural element.     

含有初始凹陷圆柱壳的稳定承载能力的研究

对含有轴对称凹陷的圆柱壳在受到轴力作用下的稳定承载能力进行了实验研究,同时利用ANSYS软件对相同条件下的圆柱壳的承载能力进行了数值分析,实验研究与数值分析结果表现出较好的一致性。研究表明,含有初始轴对称凹陷圆柱壳的承载能力随参数,如凹陷的幅值、长度以及圆柱壳自身的长度的变化而改变,其中对凹陷的幅值变化最敏感,凹陷长度次之,圆柱壳自身长度最不敏感。     

Finite deformations of an initially stressed cylindrical shell under internal pressure

This paper investigates the large deformations of an extended thick cylindrical tube under internal pressure, with emphasis on the static nonlinear behavior and instabilities of the shell. Thick elastic tubes that undergo large elastic deformations under internal pressure can exhibit novel instabilities. After some deformation, part of the tube becomes highly deformed taking the form of a bulge, while the remainder appears almost unchanged. This local instability phenomenon corresponds to a limit point along the nonlinear equilibrium path. After the onset of these highly nonuniform deformations, the local bulge initially grows with a marked decrease in internal pressure while the rest of the tube unloads. First, a detailed experimental analysis is carried out involving different geometries and initial axial forces and the influence of the axial force and of the internal pressure on the critical pressure is investigated. The shell used in the experiments is composed of an isotropic, homogeneous and hyperelastic rubber, which is modeled as a Mooney–Rivlin incompressible material, described by two elastic constants. These constants are obtained by comparing the experimental and numerical solutions for the shell under axial tension. The governing shell equations are solved numerically using the finite-element method, using the program ABAQUS. The experimental results are, as shown in the paper, in satisfactory agreement with the numerical analysis.     

Postbuckling of cross-ply laminated cylindrical shells with piezoelectric actuators under complex loading conditions

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a cross-ply laminated cylindrical shell with piezoelectric actuators subjected to the combined action of mechanical, electric and thermal loads. The temperature field considered is assumed to be a uniform distribution over the shell surface and through the shell thickness and the electric field is assumed to be the transverse component E_z only. The material properties are assumed to be independent of the temperature and the electric field. The governing equations are based on the classical shell theory with a von Kármán–Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and initial geometric imperfections of the shell are both taken into account. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling, which includes the effects of nonlinear prebuckling deformations, large deflections in the postbuckling range, and initial geometric imperfections of the shell, is extended to the case of hybrid laminated cylindrical shells. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect, cross-ply laminated cylindrical thin shells with fully covered or embedded piezoelectric actuators subjected to combined mechanical loading of external pressure and axial compression, and under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The effects played by temperature rise, applied voltage, shell geometric parameter, stacking sequence, as well as initial geometric imperfections are studied.     

凹陷塑性效应对圆柱壳稳定承载能力的影响

首先通过实验研究了轴压含有凹陷圆柱壳的稳定承载能力;其次,从考虑圆柱壳的凹陷塑性成形过程以及不考虑凹陷成形过程（仅把凹陷当作结构的不规则变化）两个方面,利用Ansys软件对含有凹陷圆柱壳的稳定承载能力进行数值分析;最后,对比两种分析所得出的结果,得到了凹陷塑性效应对圆柱壳稳定承载能力的影响。