对称层合板复合材料的屈曲变形解析

提出了如何利用2 元多项式位移函数来分析层合板复合材料的屈曲问题。在解析中同时 考虑到层合板的面外剪切变形。解析表明屈曲载荷在多项式项数大于20 以上时趋于稳定, 可得到 高精度的解。本文并对对称角铺设层合板进行了系统地数值解析, 明确了在各种边界拘束条件下 材料的工程弹性系数, 层合板长宽比, 铺层数, 层合角对屈曲载荷的影响, 从而以达到优化设计。同 时, 验证了本解析法对任意边界条件下的层合板的屈曲解析是非常有效的。      

铺设角度与铺层顺序对层合板稳定性的影响

以层合板结构的临界屈曲载荷系数最大化为优化目标,基于改进型模拟退火算法对层合板结构铺设角度和铺层顺序进行优化。由于层合板结构的铺层角度是离散变量,模拟退火算法适合求解离散变量的优化问题。利用模拟退火算法优化层合板铺层,在算法内采用并行计算、引入记忆功能同时设置双阈值终止准则,有效地提高了优化过程的收敛速度,同时避免优化过程中出现局部最优解。以临界屈曲载荷系数作为目标函数,选取复合材料层合板的铺设角度顺序为设计变量,采用改进的模拟退火算法得出复合材料层合板的最优铺设角度以及铺层顺序。     

考虑屈曲的复合材料加筋壁板铺层顺序优化

提出了一种考虑屈曲的复合材料加筋壁板铺层顺序优化方法。基于复合材料加筋壁板屈曲载荷求解的能量法,系统推导了轴压载荷作用下复合材料加筋壁板蒙皮、筋条局部屈曲载荷的显示表达式,考虑了加筋壁板各板元之间的弹性支持作用及筋条下缘条的影响,引入工程法求解了加筋壁板整体屈曲载荷。基于国产自主结构分析软件HAJIF中的复合材料铺层工程数据库,以铺层参数为中间变量,利用本文提出的复合材料加筋壁板屈曲载荷求解方法,构建了考虑屈曲的复合材料加筋壁板铺层顺序优化设计流程并完成程序实现,将最小二乘法用于最优铺层顺序与工程铺层数据库的匹配。相比于传统有限元计算方法,本文提出的复合材料加筋壁板屈曲载荷求解方法具备较好的求解精度及求解效率。复合材料加筋壁板优化算例表明,采用本文提出的加筋壁板屈曲载荷分析及其优化方法,在结构重量不变的前提下,屈曲载荷提高约17%,且铺层顺序优化结果可直接从铺层工程数据库中提取并用于工程实际。      

非对称复合材料层板在面内载荷作用下的非线性横向变形或屈曲

本文利用广义富里叶级数法对非对称复合材料层板在面内载荷作用下的非线性横向变形或屈曲问题进行了分析。文中主要研究了四边简支边界条件下,非对称层板的铺层方式和面内载荷形式对横向变形的影响。通过求解非线性控制方程得到了层板的载荷—挠度曲线或特殊情况下的后屈曲平衡曲线。计算结果表明,对于大多数非对称复合材料层板在面内载荷作用下所产生的是横向变形问题,而不是分叉屈曲问题。     

含脱层纤维增强复合材料层合板在湿热环境下的屈曲分析

依据复合材料细观力学研究了含脱层的正交各向异性复合材料层合板的力学性能与温度和湿度的关系,在宏-细观力学模型框架下建立了考虑湿热效应的屈曲控制方程,利用空间上分离变量的方法求解了控制方程,得到满足连续性条件和边界条件的控制方程的解。通过含脱层的复合材料层合板的屈曲数值算例,综合讨论了几何参数、材料参数和湿热环境等多方面的参数变化对含脱层的正交对称铺设复合材料层合板的临界屈曲载荷的 影响。     

复合材料层合板在非保守力作用下的动力稳定性

利用弹性非保守系统自激振动的拟固有频率变分原理,推导出复合材料矩形板受非保守随从力作用的变分方程,进而导出此问题的有限元基本方程及求解临界力和固有频率的特征方程。用载荷增量法计算了在多种边界条件下不同边长比的复合材料矩形板在面内受随从力作用的临界载荷,分析了不同角铺设方向及两种材料组合板的临界载荷。计算结果表明,边界条件对层合板的动力稳定性有较大影响,复合材料层合板的角铺设方向对临界载荷有较大影响。     

考虑纤维面外起伏的变刚度层合板优化策略研究

针对变刚度层合板在自动铺放制造过程中因间隙/重叠缺陷产生大量纤维面外起伏缺陷的问题,提出采用铺层偏移法与断送纱策略两种铺层优化策略来进行变刚度层合板的铺层设计,在研究过程中同时引入考虑间隙/重叠缺陷建模的方法。根据变刚度层合板铺层的特点提出缺陷重复单元的概念,通过对缺陷重复单元的分析来反映纤维面外起伏的影响,并提出通过纤维面外系数来表征变刚度层合板的纤维面外起伏尺度,最后对不同优化策略的变刚度层合板的屈曲性能进行分析。研究表明:基准设计方案、铺层偏移法与断送纱策略所对应的纤维面外起伏系数为0.83、0.95、0.93,所提出的优化策略对变刚度层合板的纤维面外起伏尺度有着明显的抑制作用。铺层偏移法优化后的[±<50/65>]_6s变刚度层合板最大厚度超差为33%,所对应的屈曲载荷为9117.1 N,屈曲载荷提升17.6%;断送纱策略优化后的[±<50/65>]_6s变刚度层合板最大厚度超差为50%,所对应的屈曲载荷为9716.3N,屈曲载荷提升25.3%。      

复合载荷作用变刚度复合材料回转壳屈曲优化

通过曲线纤维轨迹设计,变刚度复合材料回转壳将拥有比常刚度（直线纤维）回转壳更好的抗屈曲稳定性,为此,研究了复合载荷作用下曲线纤维铺层形式和几何参数对变刚度复合材料回转壳屈曲性能的影响规律。首先根据回转壳横截面圆弧变化改进曲线纤维角度线性描述方法,建立了变刚度复合材料回转壳的参数化有限元模型;其次,结合序列二次响应面方法和回转壳屈曲优化模型,搭建了复合材料回转壳曲线纤维轨迹优化的设计流程;最后,以准各向同性铺层复合材料回转壳为比较基准,对弯扭载荷作用变刚度圆柱壳和轴压、弯矩和扭矩分别作用变刚度椭圆柱壳在不同铺层方式、不同几何参数下的屈曲性能进行了优化比较。结果表明:弯扭载荷作用下,变刚度圆柱壳的屈曲性能随弯矩载荷占比增加而提高,且均好于准各向同性圆柱壳,但扭矩载荷占优时,优化常刚度圆柱壳的屈曲性能更具有优势;不同载荷作用下,具有较小截面方向比的变刚度椭圆柱壳屈曲性能要明显好于对应的准各向同性椭圆柱壳,且横截面越接近圆形,曲线纤维对椭圆柱壳屈曲性能的改善越弱。      

含内埋矩形脱层板屈曲分析的传递函数方法

研究了含任意内埋矩形脱层复合材料层合板的屈曲问题。采用一种基于Mindlin一阶剪切理论的条形传递函数方法,将含内埋矩形脱层的复合材料层合板分成含脱层和不含脱层的两种矩形超级单元,然后由各超级单元之间连接结点处的位移连续和力平衡条件得到脱层板屈曲的特征方程,进而得到脱层板的屈曲载荷和屈曲模态。进行参数分析发现,脱层大小、深度、位置以及脱层板的边界条件和复合材料铺层方向对脱层板屈曲载荷的影响较显著。     

传递矩阵法分析复合材料层合板的传声损失

为了得到不同频率下正交各向异性复合材料层合板的传声损失,基于传递矩阵的方法,推导出层合板的传声损失计算公式。通过建立复合材料层合板的传声计算模型,研究了层合板铺设角度、板厚度和板密度等结构参数对层合板的传声损失影响。计算结果表明：复合材料的密度与传声损失之间没有明显的线性关系,而是随着频率的增加而上升;层合板的总厚度越大,传声损失也越大,而且各层之间厚度不同,也会引起传声损失的较大改变;层合板铺层角度越大,传声损失也越大。采用传递矩阵法能充分考虑复合材料层合板的铺设方式和铺层角度等因素的影响,利用层合板层间的速度和应力连续边界条件,准确的反应复合材料层合板隔声性能。     

Buckling analysis of rectangular composite plates with rectangular cutout subjected to linearly varying in-plane loading using fem

A numerical study is carried out using finite element method, to examine the effects of square and rectangular cutout on the buckling behavior of a sixteen ply quasi-isotropic graphite/epoxy symmetrically laminated rectangular composite plate [0°/+45°/-45°/90°]_2s, subjected to various linearly varying in-plane compressive loads. Further, this paper addresses the effects of size of square/rectangular cutout, orientation of square/rectangular cutout, plate aspect ratio(a/b), plate length/thickness ratio(a/t), boundary conditions on the buckling bahaviour of symmetrically laminated rectangular composite plates subjected to various linearly varying in-plane compressive loading. It is observed that the various linearly varying in-plane loads and boundary conditions have a substantial influence on buckling strength of rectangular composite plate with square/rectangular cutout.     

Optimization of laminated composites subject to uncertain buckling loads

Optimal design of composite laminates under buckling load uncertainty is presented. The laminates are subjected to biaxial compressive loads and the buckling load is maximized under worst case in-plane loading which is computed using an anti-optimization approach. The magnitudes of the in-plane loads are not known a priori resulting in load uncertainty subject to the only constraint that the loads belong to a given uncertainty domain. Results are given for continuous and discrete fibre orientations which constitute the optimization problem coupled to load anti-optimization problem leading to a nested solution method. It is observed that the stacking sequence of a laminate designed for a deterministic load case only differs considerably from that of a robust laminate designed taking load uncertainties into account. Consequently the buckling load carried by a deterministic design is considerably less than the one carried by a robust design when both are subjected to uncertain loads.     

Optimization of shear-deformable laminated plates under buckling and strength criteria

A shear deformable laminated theory is used to study the optimal design of rectangular plates under biaxial compressive loads. Such loads lead to plate failure by buckling or material failure which corresponds to the violation of the selected strength criterion. The minimum of the two loads (buckling load or material failure load) determines the critical failure load for a given set of problem parameters. At the optimum values of the ply angles, buckling or both failure criteria may be operational depending on the laminate thickness. The present study investigates the effect of laminate thickness on the optimal design and gives numerical results for symmetrically laminated angle-ply plates.     

Reliability-based optimization of fibrous laminated composites

This paper is concerned with the optimum design of multiaxial fiber reinforced laminate systems under probabilistic conditions of loads and material properties. A multiaxially laminated composite is treated as a structural system with each ply contained in the composite as one element. The Tsai-Wu failure criterion is adopted as the limit state function of a unidirectional ply. It is assumed that the system failure occurs when any one of the plies in a laminate system fails. The multiple-check-point method is successfully applied to evaluate the system reliabilities of multiaxial laminates under probabilistic in-plane stresses. An optimization problem is defined to find the optimal number of fiber orientation axes, optimum orientation angles, and optimum ply ratios which yield the highest system reliability.     

Surrogate-based multi-objective optimization of a composite laminate with curvilinear fibers

A variable stiffness design can increase the structural performance of a composite plate and provides flexibility for trade-offs between structural properties. In this paper, we examine the simultaneous optimization of stiffness and buckling load of a composite laminate plate with curvilinear fiber paths. The problem, which falls in the area of multi-objective optimization, is formulated and solved through a surrogate-based optimization algorithm capable of finding the set of optimum Pareto solutions. We integrate surrogate modeling into an evolutionary algorithm to reduce the high computational cost required to solve the optimization process. The results show that a curvilinear fiber path can increase both buckling load and stiffness simultaneously over the quasi-isotropic laminate. Furthermore, the optimum direction for varying the fiber angle is dependent on the loading direction and boundary conditions. The results for a plate under uniform compression with free transverse edges shows that varying the fiber orientation perpendicular to the loading direction can increase the buckling load by 116% with respect to that of a quasi-isotropic laminate.     

A generalized higher-order theory for buckling of thick multi-layered composite plates with normal and transverse shear strains

The onset of buckling in square laminated multi-layered composite plates, subject to unidirectional in-plane loads, is investigated within the framework of a generalized higher-order shear deformation theory suitable to capture significant transverse shear and thickness-wise deformation effects. The displacement field is expanded in a Taylor series of the thickness coordinate with arbitrary polynomial degree; in turn, the series coefficients, expressed as a superposition of admissible functions, are determined according to the Rayleigh–Ritz method. Truly higher-order polynomial terms, along with a sufficient number of in-plane admissible functions, are shown to be necessary for convergence towards the fundamental buckling load multiplier. As a by-product, reduced-order models are identified for various plate geometries and lamination schemes. The sensitivity of the lowest buckling load with respect to the nondimensional parameters (the thickness ratio, the ratio between the elastic moduli, the ply angle) is investigated. In particular, the attention is focused on the cross-over phenomenon between the lowest two buckling eigenvalues in multi-layered composite square plates with different lamination schemes. The presented results shed light onto the buckling behavior of thick shear-deformable multi-layered plates.     

Buckling analysis of orthotropic thin rectangular plates subjected to nonlinear in-plane distributed loads using generalized differential quadrature method

In the present work, buckling analysis of orthotropic thin rectangular plates with uniform thickness resting on Pasternak foundation are investigated for eight types of boundary conditions: SSSS, CCCC, SCSC, SSSC, SSCC, CCCF, SSFC, and CFCF. Based on classical plate theory, governing differential equation in buckling are solved numerically using generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) to obtain critical buckling loads and corresponding modes. The kinds of nonlinear loading are presented in six cases including symmetrical and unsymmetrical distribution. In addition, the effects of aspect ratio, orthotropic moduli ratio and coefficients of foundation on the buckling load are illustrated. The present work is the first attempt to consider the influence of the nonlinearity of distributed in-plane bi-directional loading in determination of buckling load and representation of the corresponding shape modes. Some numerical examples are provided to demonstrate good accuracy of the GDQ method to evaluate the critical buckling load in case of nonlinear distributed bi-directional compressive loads. As shown, profile of distributed in-plane loading plays an important role on buckling behavior of the rectangular plate.     

Computational approach of piezoelectric shells by the GDQ method

A piezoelectric laminated cylindrical shell with shear rotations effect under the electromechanical loads and four sides simply supported boundary condition was studied by using the two-dimensional generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) computational method. The typical hybrid composite shells with 3-layered cross-ply [90°/0°/90°] graphite–epoxy laminate and bounded PVDF layers are considered under the sinusoidal pressure loads and electric potentials on the shell. The governing partial differential equation with first-order shear deformation theory in terms of mid-surface displacements and shear rotations can be expressed in series equations by the GDQ formulation. Thus we obtain the GDQ numerical solutions of non-dimensional displacement and stresses at center position of laminated piezoelectric shells. Displacement is generally affected by the thickness of laminated piezoelectric shells under the action of mechanical load. Stresses are generally affected by the thickness and the length of laminated piezoelectric shells under the actions of mechanical load and electric potential.