Refined theory for vibrations and buckling of laminated isotropic annular plates

Hamilton's variational principle is used for the derivation of equations of transversally isotropic laminated annular plates motion. Nonlinear strain—displacements relations are considered. Linearized vibration and buckling equations are obtained for the annular plates uniformly compressed in the radial direction. The effects of transverse shear and rotational inertia are included. A closed form solution is given for the mode shapes in terms of Bessel, power and trigonometric functions. The eigenvalue equations are derived for natural frequencies and buckling loads of annular and circular plates elastically restrained against rotation along edges. Classical-type plate theory results are obtained then by letting the transverse shear stiffness go to infinity and rotational inertia go to zero. Numerical examples are presented by tables and figures for 2- and 3-layered plates with various geometrical and physical parameters. The transverse shear, rotational inertia and boundary conditions effects are discussed.     

Effects of shear deformation and rotary inertia on the natural frequencies of axially loaded beams

The purpose of this study is to investigate how the axial load in beams influences the relationships between the natural frequencies and the effects of shear deformation and rotary inertia. Four beam theories are considered in this study. Finite element equations of motion for the beams under a tensile load are formulated to allow the application of various axial loads as well as to impose any type of boundary conditions. The results demonstrate that the stiffening effect by a tensile load may not reduce the frequency error of the Euler beam theory, unlike the results reported in other studies.     

连续移动集中力作用下的梁振动分析

对连续移动集中力作用下梁的有阻尼振动进行了分析，考虑了转动惯量和剪切变形对振动的影响，基于有限差分法给出了振动方程的数值解法，所给出的数值解适用于梁的不同边界条件，利用该数值解法具体求解了一个简单边界条件问题，并以此算例分别讨论了载荷移动速度和载荷间距的变化对梁振动的影响。     

变截面智能压电梁的动态特性研究

建立变截面智能压电梁的动态模型,分析表面粘贴压电元件的均质梁的固有频率。在分析时考虑坟电元件、粘贴层、梁的剪切变形和转动惯量。研究表明,压电元件的刚度和惯量对梁的频率影响很大,变截面智能压电梁的一除非 固有频率总是高于等截面梁的固有频率。粘结层剪切 对一阶频率影响较 剪切变 转动惯量时,对梁的高阶频率影响较大。考虑梁的惊动国惯量和剪切谱形时,智能阶梯梁的频率比没有时的要低。     

The dynamic analysis of nonuniformly pretwisted Timoshenko beams with elastic boundary conditions

The coupled governing differential equations and the general elastic boundary conditions for the coupled bending–bending forced vibration of a nonuniform pretwisted Timoshenko beam are derived by Hamilton's principle. The closed-form static solution for the general system is obtained. The relation between the static solution and the field transfer matrix is derived. Further, a simple and accurate modified transfer matrix method for studying the dynamic behavior of a Timoshenko beam with arbitrary pretwist is presented. The relation between the steady solution and the frequency equation is revealed. The systems of Rayleigh and Bernoulli–Euler beams can be easily examined by taking the corresponding limiting procedures. The results are compared with those in the literature. Finally, the effects of the shear deformation, the rotary inertia, the ratio of bending rigidities, and the pretwist angle on the natural frequencies are investigated.     

A homotopy perturbation analysis of nonlinear free vibration of Timoshenko microbeams

This paper uses He’s Homotopy Perturbation Method (HPM) to analyze the nonlinear free vibrational behavior of clamped-clamped and clamped-free microbeams considering the effects of rotary inertia and shear deformation. Galerkin’s projection method is used to reduce the governing nonlinear partial differential equation. to a nonlinear ordinary differential equation. HPM is used to find analytic expressions for nonlinear natural frequencies of the pre-stretched microbeam. A parametric study investigated the effects of design parameters such as applied axial loads and slenderness ratio. The effect of rotary inertia and shear deformation on the nonlinear natural frequency was investigated. For verification, a numerical approach was implemented to solve the nonlinear equation. of vibration. A comparison between analytical and numerical results shows that HPM can predict system nonlinear vibrational behavior significantly more accurately than previously used methods in the literature.     

Buckling of shallow spherical shells including the effects of transverse shear deformation

The large deflection equation of a shallow spherical shell under uniformly distributed transverse loads is established in this paper with consideration of effects of transverse shear deformation on flexural deformation. Using an updated iteration method, an analytical solution for nonlinear stability of a shallow spherical shell is obtained. Formulae for estimating the critical buckling loads are presented for two types of boundary conditions. Discussions on the influences of the geometric and physical parameters on the critical buckling loads are given.     

Natural frequencies and buckling of pressurized nanotubes using shear deformable nonlocal shell model

The small-scale effect on the natural frequencies and buckling of pressurized nanotubes is investigated in this study. Based on the firstorder shear deformable shell theory, the nonlocal theory of elasticity is used to account for the small-scale effect and the governing equations of motion are obtained. Applying modal analysis technique and based on Galerkin’s method a procedure is proposed to obtain natural frequencies of vibrations. For the case of nanotubes with simply supported boundary conditions, explicit expressions are obtained which establish the dependency of the natural frequencies and buckling loads of the nanotube on the small-scale parameter and natural frequencies obtained by local continuum mechanics. The obtained solutions generalize the results of nano-bar and -beam models and are verified by the literature. Based on several numerical studies some conclusions are drawn about the small-scale effect on the natural frequencies and buckling pressure of the nanotubes.     

Free vibration of Timoshenko beam with finite mass rigid tip load and flexural–torsional coupling

In this paper, the free vibration of a cantilever Timoshenko beam with a rigid tip mass is analyzed. The mass center of the attached mass need not be coincident with its attachment point to the beam. As a result, the beam can be exposed to both torsional and planar elastic bending deformations. The analysis begins with deriving the governing equations of motion of the system and the corresponding boundary conditions using Hamilton's principle. Next, the derived formulation is transformed into an equivalent dimensionless form. Then, the separation of variables method is utilized to provide the frequency equation of the system. This equation is solved numerically, and the dependency of natural frequencies on various parameters of the tip mass is discussed. Explicit expressions for mode shapes and orthogonality condition are also obtained. Finally, the results obtained by the application of the Timoshenko beam model are compared with those of three other beam models, i.e. Euler–Bernoulli, shear and Rayleigh beam models. In this way, the effects of shear deformation and rotary inertia in the response of the beam are evaluated.     

Buckling of composite beams with two non-overlapping delaminations: Lower and upper bounds

In this paper, lower and upper bounds of the buckling load of a composite beam with two non-overlapping delaminations are obtained by developing analytical models. The characteristic equation governing the delamination buckling is derived by using Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, performing proper linearization and by imposing the appropriate continuity and boundary conditions. The effects of the differential stretching and the bending-extension coupling are considered. The accuracy of the approach is verified by comparing results with previously published data and a separately carried out finite element analysis. The effects of the dimensions of the delaminations, their thicknesswise and spanwise locations on the lower and upper bounds of the buckling load are investigated in detail. The longer of the two non-overlapping delaminations dominates the buckling behavior. Composite beams with anti-symmetric non-overlapping delaminations withstand lower buckling loads than the composite beams with symmetric non-overlapping delaminations. The lower and upper bounds of the buckling load will be useful to gauge the working range of bridging and give guidelines for practical applications.     

Buckling analysis of laminated composite rectangular plates reinforced by SWCNTs using analytical and finite element methods

In this paper, the buckling analysis of laminated composite plates reinforced by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) is carried out using an analytical approach as well as the finite element method. The developed model is based on the classical laminated plate theory (CLPT) and the third-order shear deformation theory for moderately thick laminated plates. The critical buckling loads for the symmetrical layup are determined for different support edges. The Mori-Tanaka method is employed to calculate the effective elastic modulus of composites having aligned oriented straight nanotubes. The effect of the agglomeration of the randomly oriented straight nanotubes on the critical buckling load is also analyzed. The results of analytical solution are compared and verified with the FEM calculations The critical buckling loads obtained by the finite element and the analytical methods for different layup and boundary conditions are in good agreement with each other. In this article, the effects of the carbon nanotubes (CNTs) orientation angle, the edge conditions, and the aspect ratio on the critical buckling load are also demonstrated using both the analytical and finite element methods.     

Nonlocal beam models for buckling of nanobeams using state-space method regarding different boundary conditions

Buckling analysis of nanobeams is investigated using nonlocal continuum beam models of the different classical beam theories namely as Euler-Bernoulli beam theory (EBT), Timoshenko beam theory (TBT), and Levinson beam theory (LBT). To this end, Eringen’s equations of nonlocal elasticity are incorporated into the classical beam theories for buckling of nanobeams with rectangular cross-section. In contrast to the classical theories, the nonlocal elastic beam models developed here have the capability to predict critical buckling loads that allowing for the inclusion of size effects. The values of critical buckling loads corresponding to four commonly used boundary conditions are obtained using state-space method. The results are presented for different geometric parameters, boundary conditions, and values of nonlocal parameter to show the effects of each of them in detail. Then the results are fitted with those of molecular dynamics simulations through a nonlinear least square fitting procedure to find the appropriate values of nonlocal parameter for the buckling analysis of nanobeams relevant to each type of nonlocal beam model and boundary conditions.analysis.     

A more comprehensive modeling of atomic force microscope cantilever

This paper focuses on the development of a complete model of an atomic force microscope (AFM) micro-cantilever beam, based on considering the effects of four major factors in modeling the cantilever. They are: rotary inertia and shear deformation of the beam and mass and rotary inertia of the tip. A method based on distributed-parameter modeling approach is proposed to solve the governing equations. The comparisons generally show a very good agreement between the present results and the results of other investigators. As expected, rotary inertia and shear deformation of the beam decrease resonance frequency especially at high ratio of cantilever thickness to its length, and it is relatively more pronounced for higher-order frequencies, than lower ones. Mass and rotary inertia of the tip have similar effects when the mass-ratio of the tip to the cantilever is high. Moreover, the influence of each of these four factors, thickness of the cantilever, density of the tip and inclination of the cantilever on the resonance frequencies has been investigated, separately. It is felt that this work might help the engineers in reducing AFM micro-cantilever design time, by providing insight into the effects of various parameters with the micro-cantilever.     

Analytical studies for buckling and vibration of weld-bonded beam shells of rectangular cross-section

An approach to analytical solution is presented for vibration and buckling of thin-walled tubular beam shells typical of automotive structures, which are fabricated by joining sheet metal stampings along the two longitudinal edges with periodic spot welds, adhesive bonding, or combination of spot welds and bonding, known as weld bonding. Solutions are obtained for such beam shells of rectangular cross-section with two opposite ends simply supported. The beam shell is modeled as an assembly of the constituent walls and Levy-type formulation is used to obtain a series solution for the transverse displacement of each of the walls. The challenge of expressing the discrete point support conditions at the spot welds by a continuous function is addressed using the flexibility function approach used in literature. The flexibility function, used earlier to represent the flexibility distribution along weld-bonded edges of rectangular plates with periodic spot welds, is used here. The characteristic equations are obtained by satisfying the displacement, slope, shear, and moment equilibrium at the mating edges of the walls including the two weld-bonded edges and the compatibility conditions at the spot-weld locations. This approach to analytical solution, described here for thin-walled beam shells of rectangular cross-section, can be suitably adopted for more general cross-sections and joints along non-symmetric edges. A parametric study is undertaken to show the effect of aspect ratio of the beam shell, adhesive joint parameters, and the number of spot welds on the elastic buckling loads and the natural frequencies. Such parametric studies can be of use to designers in arriving at an optimal joint configuration of weld-bonded beam shells from buckling and vibration considerations.     

纤维增强FGM梁的自由振动和临界屈曲载荷分析

基于经典梁理论（CBT）研究轴向力作用下纤维增强功能梯度材料（FGM）梁的横向自由振动和临界屈曲载荷问题。首先考虑由混合律模型来表征纤维增强FGM梁的材料属性,其次利用Hamilton原理推导轴向力作用下纤维增强FGM梁横向自由振动和临界屈曲载荷的控制微分方程,并应用微分变换法（DTM）对控制微分方程及边界条件进行变换,计算了纤维增强FGM梁在固定-固定（C-C）、固定-简支（C-S）和简支-简支（S-S）3种边界条件下横向自由振动的无量纲固有频率和无量纲临界屈曲载荷。退化为各向同性梁和FGM梁,并与已有文献结果进行对比,验证了本文方法的有效性。最后讨论在不同边界条件下纤维增强FGM梁的刚度比、纤维体积分数和无量纲压载荷对无量纲固有频率的影响以及各参数对无量纲临界屈曲载荷的影响。     

Buckling of rectangular plates with various boundary conditions loaded by non-uniform inplane loads

In the present paper, buckling loads of rectangular composite plates having nine sets of different boundary conditions and subjected to non-uniform inplane loading are presented considering higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT). As the applied inplane load is non-uniform, the buckling load is evaluated in two steps. In the first step the plane elasticity problem is solved to evaluate the stress distribution within the prebuckling range. Using the above stress distribution the plate buckling equations are derived from the principle of minimum total potential energy. Adopting Galerkin's approximation, the governing partial differential equations are converted into a set of homogeneous linear algebraic equations. The critical buckling load is obtained from the solution of the associated linear eigenvalue problem. The present buckling loads are compared with the published results wherever available. The buckling loads obtained from the present method for plate with various boundary conditions and subjected to non-uniform inplane loading are found to be in excellent agreement with those obtained from commercial software ANSYS. Buckling mode shapes of plate for different boundary conditions with non-uniform inplane loadings are also presented.     

Dynamic finite element method for generally laminated composite beams

A dynamic finite element method for free vibration analysis of generally laminated composite beams is introduced on the basis of first-order shear deformation theory. The influences of Poisson effect, couplings among extensional, bending and torsional deformations, shear deformation and rotary inertia are incorporated in the formulation. The dynamic stiffness matrix is formulated based on the exact solutions of the differential equations of motion governing the free vibration of generally laminated composite beam. The effects of Poisson effect, material anisotropy, slender ratio, shear deformation and boundary condition on the natural frequencies of the composite beams are studied in detail by particular carefully selected examples. The numerical results of natural frequencies and mode shapes are presented and, whenever possible, compared to those previously published solutions in order to demonstrate the correctness and accuracy of the present method.     

Thermomechanical postbuckling analysis of moderately thick functionally graded plates and shallow shells

In this paper, an analytical solution is provided for the postbuckling behaviour of moderately thick plates and shallow shells made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) under edge compressive loads and a temperature field. The material properties of the functionally graded shells are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness of the shell, according to a power law distribution of the volume fraction of the constituents. The fundamental equations for moderately thick rectangular shallow shells of FGM are obtained using the von Karman theory for large transverse deflection and high-order shear deformation theory for moderately thick plates. The solution is obtained in terms of mixed Fourier series and the obtained results are compared with those of the Reissner–Mindlin's theory for moderately thick plates and the classical theory ignoring transverse shear deformation. The effect of material properties, boundary conditions and thermomechanical loading on the buckling behaviour and the associated stress field are determined and discussed. The results reveal that thermomechanical coupling effects and the boundary conditions play a major role in dictating the response of the functionally graded plates and shells under the action of edge compressive loads.     

Natural frequencies,modes and critical speeds of axially moving Timoshenko beams with different boundary conditions

In this paper, natural frequencies, modes and critical speeds of axially moving beams on different supports are analyzed based on Timoshenko model. The governing differential equation of motion is derived from Newton's second law. The expressions for various boundary conditions are established based on the balance of forces. The complex mode approach is performed. The transverse vibration modes and the natural frequencies are investigated for the beams on different supports. The effects of some parameters, such as axially moving speed, the moment of inertia, and the shear deformation, are examined, respectively, as other parameters are fixed. Some numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the comparisons of natural frequencies for four beam models, namely, Timoshenko model, Rayleigh model, Shear model and Euler–Bernoulli model. Finally, the critical speeds for different boundary conditions are determined and numerically investigated.     

Closed-form solutions for crack detection problem of Timoshenko beams with various boundary conditions

An analytical approach for crack identification procedure in uniform beams with an open edge crack, based on bending vibration measurements, is developed in this research. The cracked beam is modeled as two segments connected by a rotational mass-less linear elastic spring with sectional flexibility, and each segment of the continuous beam is assumed to obey Timoshenko beam theory. The method is based on the assumption that the equivalent spring stiffness does not depend on the frequency of vibration, and may be obtained from fracture mechanics. Six various boundary conditions (i.e., simply supported, simple–clamped, clamped–clamped, simple–free shear, clamped–free shear, and cantilever beam) are considered in this research. Considering appropriate compatibility requirements at the cracked section and the corresponding boundary conditions, closed-form expressions for the characteristic equation of each of the six cracked beams are reached. The results provide simple expressions for the characteristic equations, which are functions of circular natural frequencies, crack location, and crack depth. Methods for solving forward solutions (i.e., determination of natural frequencies of beams knowing the crack parameters) are discussed and verified through a large number of finite-element analyses. By knowing the natural frequencies in bending vibrations, it is possible to study the inverse problem in which the crack location and the sectional flexibility may be determined using the characteristic equation. The crack depth is then computed using the relationship between the sectional flexibility and the crack depth. The proposed analytical method is also validated using numerical studies on cracked beam examples with different boundary conditions. There is quite encouraging agreement between the results of the present study and those numerically obtained by the finite-element method.