Flexural analysis of thin-walled composite beams using shear-deformable beam theory

2005 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaehong Lee
2014 ◽  
Vol 553 ◽  
pp. 600-605
Author(s):  
Gerard Taig ◽  
Gianluca Ranzi

A Generalised Beam Theory (GBT) formulation is presented to analyse the structural behaviour of shear deformable thin-walled members with partially stiffened cross-sections located at arbitrary locations along their length. The deformation modes used in the formulation are taken as the dynamic eigenmodes of a planar frame representing the unstiffened cross-section. Constraint equations are derived and implemented in the GBT member analysis to model the influence of rigid stiffeners on the member response. The accuracy of the approach is validated against a shell finite element model developed in Abaqus. A numerical example describing the linear elastic behaviour of partially stiffened thin-walled member is provided to outline the usability and flexibility of the proposed method.


2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ren Yongsheng ◽  
Du Chenggang ◽  
Shi Yuyan

The nonlinear free and forced vibration of the composite beams embedded with shape memory alloy (SMA) fibers are investigated based on first-order shear deformation beam theory and the von Kármán type nonlinear strain-displacement equation. A thermomechanical constitutive equation of SMA proposed by Brinson is used to calculate the recovery stress of the constrained SMA fibers. The equations of motion are derived by using Hamilton’s principle. The approximate solution is obtained for vibration analysis of the composite beams based on the Galerkin approach. The parametric study is carried out to display the effect of the actuation temperature, the volume fraction, the initial strain of SMA fibers, and the length-to-thickness ratio. The shear deformation is shown to have a significant contribution to nonlinear vibration behavior of the composite beams with SMA fibers.


Author(s):  
Emre Erkmen ◽  
Vida Niki ◽  
Ashkan Afnani

A shear deformable hybrid finite element formulation is developed for the lateral-torsional buckling analysis of fiber-reinforced composite thin-walled members with open cross-section. The method is developed by using the Hellinger-Reissner functional. Comparison to the displacement-based formulations the current hybrid formulation has the advantage of incorporating the shear deformation effects easily by using the strain energy of the shear stress field without modifying the basic kinematic assumptions of the thin-walled beam theory. Numerical results are validated through comparisons with results based on other formulations presented in the literature. Examples illustrate the effects of shear deformations and stacking sequence of the composite layers in predicting bucking loads.


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