The active buckling control of laminated composite beams with embedded shape memory alloy wires

In this paper, the results of an experimental analysis on the active buckling control behaviour of a laminated composite beam with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires are presented. For the purpose of enhancing the critical buckling load, active buckling control was investigated through the use of the reaction time associated with the shape recovery force of SMA wires. An increased critical buckling load and altered deflection shape due to the effects of activation of embedded SMA wires are represented qualitatively and quantitatively on the load–deflection behaviour records. The results obtained from this active buckling control test confirm that the buckling resistance in a composite beam with embedded SMA wires can be increased by the use of an activation force of the embedded SMA wires. Based on our experimental analysis, a new formula for the behaviour control of active buckling in a laminated composite beam with embedded SMA wires is also suggested.     

A simulation study on the thermal buckling behavior of laminated composite shells with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires

In this paper, numerical simulation analyses of the thermal buckling behavior of laminated composite shells with embedded shape memory alloy (SMA) wires were performed to investigate the effect of embedded SMA wires on the characteristics of thermal buckling. In order to simulate the thermomechanical behavior of SMA wires, the constitutive equation of the SMA wires was formulated in the form of an ABAQUS user subroutine. The computational program was verified by showing the response of the pseudoelasticity and shape memory effect (SME) at various temperatures and stress levels. Modeling of the laminated composite shells with embedded SMA wires and thermal buckling analyses were performed with the use of the ABAQUS code linked with the subroutine of the formulated SMA constitutive equations. The thermal buckling analyses of the composite shells with embedded SMA wires show that the critical buckling temperature can be increased and the thermal buckling deformation can be decreased by using the activation force of embedded SMA wire actuators.     

Analytical layerwise solution of nonlinear thermal instability of SMA hybrid composite beam under nonuniform temperature condition

Abstract

Thermal buckling and post-buckling behavior of composite beam reinforced with shape memory alloy (SMA) wires under nonuniform temperature distribution is explored. Thermo-mechanical behavior of SMA wires is formulated by using the one-dimensional Brinson SMA model. Considering von Karman strain–displacement relation, corresponding nonlinear governing equations are obtained and solved analytically. Heat conduction equation is employed and through-the-thickness temperature distribution is obtained by discretization scheme of layerwise method. Influence of SMA-wire positioning across the thickness, temperature distribution, SMA wire pre-straining level and volume fraction of SMAs upon the thermal buckling and post buckling of reinforced beam are examined and discussed in detail.     

Postbuckling and deflection response of imperfect piezo-composite plates resting on elastic foundations under in-plane and lateral compression and electro-thermal loading

This article presents closed-form solution for the buckling, postbuckling, and nonlinear deflection of laminated composite plate with two piezoelectric actuators on elastic foundation and under transverse pressure, in-plane compression, thermal, and electrical loads for the first time in the literature. Material properties are assumed to be temperature-dependent. Two cases of boundary conditions and initial imperfection of the plate are considered. The formulations are based on the classical laminated plate theory (CLPT). The Galerkin method is employed to obtain load–deflection relations. The effects of elastic foundation, lateral pressure, in-plane compression, temperature dependency of material properties, electrical and thermal loading, imperfection, and aspect ratio are studied.     

Thermal post-buckling and flutter characteristics of composite plates embedded with shape memory alloy fibers

It is investigated that the composite plate embedded with shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers is subject to the aerodynamic and thermal loading in the supersonic region. The nonlinear finite element equations based on the first-order shear deformation plate theory (FSDT) are formulated for the laminated composite plate embedded with SMA fibers (SMA composite plate). The von Karman strain–displacement relation is used to account for the large deflection. The incremental method considering the influence of the initial deflections and initial stresses is adopted for the temperature-dependent material properties of SMA fibers and composite matrix. The first-order piston theory is used for modeling aerodynamic loads. This study shows the effect of the SMA on the critical temperature, thermal post-buckling deflection, natural frequency and critical dynamic pressure of the SMA composite plate.     

A comparison of buckling and postbuckling behavior of FGM plates with piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite actuators

Compressive postbuckling under thermal environments and thermal postbuckling due to a uniform temperature rise are presented for a simply supported, shear deformable functionally graded plate with piezoelectric fiber reinforced composite (PFRC) actuators. The material properties of functionally graded materials (FGMs) are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents, and the material properties of both FGM and PFRC layers are assumed to be temperature-dependent. The governing equations are based on a higher order shear deformation plate theory that includes thermo-piezoelectric effects. The initial geometric imperfection of the plate is taken into account. A two step perturbation technique is employed to determine buckling loads (temperature) and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the compressive and thermal postbuckling behaviors of perfect and imperfect, geometrically mid-plane symmetric FGM plates with fully covered or embedded PFRC actuators under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The results for monolithic piezoelectric actuator, which is a special case in the present study, are compared with those of PFRC actuators. The results reveal that, in the compressive buckling case, the applied voltage usually has a small effect on the postbuckling load–deflection curves of the plate with PFRC actuators, whereas in the thermal buckling case, the effect of applied voltage is more pronounced for the plate with PFRC actuators, compared to the results of the same plate with monolithic piezoelectric actuators.     

埋入形状记忆合金丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板的热振动特性分析

采用有限元软件ABAQUS实现了埋入形状记忆合金（SMA）丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板结构热振动特性分析．基于“ang-Rogers本构模型编写用户子程序（UMAT）模拟形状记忆合金材料的超弹性行为和形状记忆效应，并在不同温度和应力状态下验证了程序的正确性．基于此程序，计算了埋入SMA丝的复合材料圆柱壳壁板在温度和机械载荷作用下的一阶固有频率，分析了其热振动特性和屈曲特性．模拟结果表明：加热驱动SMA丝一般会提高结构的固有频率和屈曲临界，SMA丝的数量对结构的热振动和屈曲特性有显著影响。这些结论将对智能复合材料结构设计、抗热设计有一定的指导作用。     

冲击载荷下复合材料层合杆的动力屈曲

研究复合材料层合杆被一质量块以某一速度沿轴向进行碰撞而导致的动力屈曲现象,采用不同的横向剪切理论,并用差分方法对杆的动力屈曲方程进行求解。文中考察了冲击块质量、初挠度、应力波、横向剪切等因素对临界冲击速度以及屈曲模态的影响。     

Vibration characteristics of SMA composite beams with different boundary conditions

Recently, the development of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators, in the forms of wire, thin film and stent have been found increasingly in the fields of materials science and smart structures and engineering. The increase in attraction for using these materials is due to their many unique materials, mechanical, thermal and thermal-mechanical properties, which in turn, evolve their subsequent shape memory, pseudo-elasticity and super-elasticity properties. In this paper, a common type of SMA actuator, Nitinol wires, were embedded into advanced composite structures to modulate the structural dynamic responses, in terms of natural frequency and damping ratio by using its shape memory and pseudo-elastic properties. A simple theoretical model is introduced to estimate the natural frequency of the structures before and after actuating the embedded SMA wires. The damping ratios of different SMA composite beams were measured through experimental approaches. The natural frequencies changed slightly at a temperature above the austenite finish temperature of composite beams with embedded non-prestrained SMA wires. However, the increase of the natural frequencies of the beams with embedded prestrained SMA wires were found in both the theoretical prediction and experimental measurements. The damping ratios of SMA composite beams increased with increasing the temperature of the embedded wires with and without being pre-strained. Compressive and local failures of the beams with high wire content are a possible explanation.     

Analytical solutions of thermal buckling and postbuckling of symmetric laminated composite beams with various boundary conditions

Based on the first-order shear deformation beam theory, considering geometric nonlinearity, the governing equations for symmetric laminated composite beams subjected to uniform temperature rise are derived by using Hamilton’s principle, and then three solving methods are presented to deal with it. By introducing an auxiliary function, which is shown in method one, the governing equations are reduced to be a single fourth-order integral-differential equation, and the exact solutions for the thermal buckling and postbuckling of symmetric laminated composite beams with combination of in-plane immovable simply supported and clamped boundary conditions are presented for the first time. On the basis of the results given in the method one, the explicit solutions for the thermal buckling and postbuckling of the beams are presented by giving accurate displacement functions (method two) and Ritz method (method three), respectively. Then, the effects of the transverse shear effects and boundary conditions on the thermal buckling and postbuckling of the beams are qualitatively discussed. What is more, a preliminary discussion on the probability and difference of extending the giving methods to the higher-order shear deformation beam theory with various boundary conditions is conducted. In the numerical examples, the good agreements between the present results and existing solutions verify the validity and efficiency of the present analysis and numerical results. And then the symmetric cross-ply laminated composite beam (0/90/0) is taken as an example to numerically evaluate the effects of the length-to-thickness ratio, beam theories, and boundary conditions on the thermal buckling and postbuckling of symmetric laminated composite beams. Some meaningful conclusions have been drawn.     

热载荷作用下嵌入SMA丝复合材料梁的横向自由振动

基于形状记忆合金Brinson一维热力学本构方程,采用复合材料细观力学分析方法,建立了热载荷作用下嵌入SMA丝复合材料梁的一维热弹性本构关系。其次利用Euler-Bernoulli梁的轴线可伸长几何非线性理论和自由振动理论,建立了嵌入SMA丝复合材料梁在均匀升温场内自由振动的动力学控制方程,导出了热过屈曲构形附近嵌入SMA丝复合材料梁微幅横向自由振动的模型。最后通过打靶法求解了两端固定约束条件下嵌入形状记忆合金丝复合材料梁在加热过程中的振动响应,获得了梁的前四阶固有频率在不同SMA相对体积含量时随温度变化的特征关系曲线。数值结果表明,SMA丝相变过程中的回复应力和弹性模量变化对梁在过屈曲前后的各阶固有频率均有影响,是实现梁自振频率主动控制的一种有效方法。     

Analysis of shear-deformable composite beams in postbuckling

The nonlinear response of composite beams modeled according to higher-order shear deformation theories in postbuckling is investigated. The beam ends are restrained from axial movement, and as a result the contribution of the midplane stretching is considered. The equations of motion and the boundary conditions are derived using Hamilton’s principle. The shear deformation effect on the critical buckling load and static postbuckling response is introduced using classical, first-order, and higher-order shear deformation theories. This paper presents an exact solution for the static postbuckling response of a symmetrically laminated simply supported shear-deformable composite beam. The shear effect is shown to have a significant contribution to both the buckling and postbuckling behaviors. Results of this analysis show that classical and first-order theories underestimate the amplitude of buckling while all higher-order theories, considered in this study, yield very close results for the static postbuckling response.     

Analysis of shear-deformable composite beams in postbuckling

The nonlinear response of composite beams modeled according to higher-order shear deformation theories in postbuckling is investigated. The beam ends are restrained from axial movement, and as a result the contribution of the midplane stretching is considered. The equations of motion and the boundary conditions are derived using Hamilton’s principle. The shear deformation effect on the critical buckling load and static postbuckling response is introduced using classical, first-order, and higher-order shear deformation theories. This paper presents an exact solution for the static postbuckling response of a symmetrically laminated simply supported shear-deformable composite beam. The shear effect is shown to have a significant contribution to both the buckling and postbuckling behaviors. Results of this analysis show that classical and first-order theories underestimate the amplitude of buckling while all higher-order theories, considered in this study, yield very close results for the static postbuckling response.     

Postbuckling of pressure-loaded FGM hybrid cylindrical shells in thermal environments

A postbuckling analysis is presented for a functionally graded cylindrical shell with piezoelectric actuators subjected to lateral or hydrostatic pressure combined with electric loads in thermal environments. Heat conduction and temperature-dependent material properties are both taken into account. The temperature field considered is assumed to be a uniform distribution over the shell surface and varied in the thickness direction and the electric field considered only has non-zero-valued component E_Z. The material properties of functionally graded materials (FGMs) are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents, and the material properties of both FGM and piezoelectric layers are assumed to be temperature-dependent. The governing equations are based on a higher order shear deformation theory with a von Kármán–Donnell-type of kinematic nonlinearity. A boundary layer theory of shell buckling is extended to the case of FGM hybrid laminated cylindrical shells of finite length. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine the buckling pressure and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling behavior of pressure-loaded, perfect and imperfect, FGM cylindrical shells with fully covered piezoelectric actuators under different sets of thermal and electric loading conditions. The results reveal that temperature dependency, temperature change and volume fraction distribution have a significant effect on the buckling pressure and postbuckling behavior of FGM hybrid cylindrical shells. In contrast, the control voltage only has a very small effect on the buckling pressure and postbuckling behavior of FGM hybrid cylindrical shells.     

SMA纤维混杂层合梁的振动分析

提出一类形状记忆合金(SMA)纤维混杂层合梁的数学模型。采用多胞模型、形状记忆合金一维本构关系分析方法,同时考虑铁木辛柯剪切和马氏体相变的影响。目的是为了更进一步了解层合梁的振动控制。SMA纤维用来作为驱动器,它能够改变弹性模量和回复力,以此改变梁的频率。分析了SMA纤维含量、铺设角度和横向剪切变形的影响。结果表明,通过激活形状记忆合金纤维及改变初始变形,对层合梁的自振频率有很强的控制和调节能力。     

Thermomechanical buckling of hybrid cross-ply laminated rectangular plates

A thermomechanical buckling analysis is presented for simply supported rectangular symmetric cross-ply laminated composite plates that are integrated with surface-mounted piezoelectric actuators and are subjected to the combined action of in-plane compressive edge loads, two types of thermal loads, and constant applied actuator voltage. The formulation of equations is based on the classical laminated plate theory and the von-Karman non-linear kinematic relations. The analysis uses an exact method to obtain closed-form solutions for the buckling load. The effects of applied actuator voltage, thermal and mechanical loads, plate geometry, and lay-up configuration of the laminated plates are investigated. The novelty of the present work is to obtain closed-form solutions for electro-thermomechanical buckling of hybrid composite plates, and to cover non-uniform temperature distribution loading. The results for various states are verified with known data in the literature.     

Thermomechanical postbuckling analysis of symmetric and antisymmetric composite plates with imperfections

In the present paper the postbuckling response of symmetrically and antisymmetrically laminated composite plates subjected to a combination of uniform temperature distribution through the thickness and in-plane compressive edge loading is presented. The structural model is based on a higher-order shear deformation theory incorporating von Karman nonlinear strain displacement relations. Adopting the Galerkin procedure, the governing nonlinear partial differential equations are converted into a set of nonlinear algebraic equations, which are solved using the Newton–Raphson iterative procedure. The critical buckling temperature is obtained from the solution of the linear eigenvalue problem. Postbuckled equilibrium paths are obtained for symmetrically laminated cross-ply, quasi-isotropic and antisymmetric angle-ply composite plates with and without initial geometric imperfections. Modal participation of each mode in the postbuckling deflection is reported using a multi-term Galerkin procedure.     

SMA纤维复合材料变截面板簧的固有频率特性研究

摘 要:研究了形状记忆合金（SMA）纤维混杂复合材料变截面板簧的固有频率特性。基于Brinson本构模型,讨论了SMA的受限回复特性。在建立具有SMA纤维的各向异性层合梁本构方程的基础上,利用瑞利-里兹能量法求板簧的固有频率,并给出板簧固有频率的表达式。应用MATLAB进行数值计算,得到板簧固有频率与温度、铺层角、SMA含量的关系曲线,揭示了形状记忆合金纤维复合材料变截面板簧的固有频率可调节机理。     

Post-buckling analysis of composite beams: A simple intuitive formulation

Post-buckling analysis of composite beams with axially immovable ends is investigated using an Intuitive formulation. Intuitive formulation uses two parameters namely critical buckling load and axial stretching force developed in the post-buckled domain of composite beam. Geometric nonlinearity of von-Karman type is taken into consideration which accounts for membrane stretching action of the beam. Axial stretching force developed in post-buckled domain of composite beam is evaluated by using an axial governing equation and is expressed either in terms of lateral displacement function as an integrated value, or as a function of both axial and lateral displacement functions at any discrete location of the beam. The available expressions of critical buckling load and derived expressions of axial stretching force developed in the beam are used for obtaining an approximate closed-form expressions for the post-buckling loads of various beam boundary conditions. Numerical accuracy of the proposed analytical closed-form expressions obtained from the intuitive formulation are compared to the available finite element solutions for symmetric and asymmetric lay-up schemes of laminated composite beam. Effect of central amplitude ratio and lay-up orientation on post-buckling load variation is briefly discussed for various beam boundary conditions considered in this study.     

复合材料加筋圆拱壳的失稳特性分析

本文应用增量形式的拉格朗日列式法对其有纵横加筋的迭层圆拱壳在均布载荷作用下的稳定性进行了非线性有限元分析。文中应用Sander 壳体理论及横向剪切的影响, 推导了矩形壳元及与该壳元变形相协调的直梁元和曲梁元的切线刚度矩阵。编制了FORTRAN 计算程序。计算并分析了加筋拱壳的局部及整体失稳过程。