A new triangular shell element for composites accounting for shear deformation

2020 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 112214
Author(s):  
Imam Jauhari Maknun ◽  
Irwan Katili ◽  
Adnan Ibrahimbegovic ◽  
Andi Makarim Katili
AIAA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 2505-2508 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Levy ◽  
E. Gal

Author(s):  
R. Ye ◽  
H. Bahrami ◽  
H. S. Tzou

Abstract Distributed control effectiveness of ring-shells laminated with segmented actuators is investigated in this paper. A new laminated quadratic piezoelastic triangular shell FE is developed using the layerwise constant shear angle theory. Element and system equations are also derived. The developed piezoelastic triangular shell element is used to model a semi-circular ring shell with various segments of distributed piezoelectric actuators. Finite element (triangular shell FE) solutions are compared with the theoretical, experimental, and finite element first. Natural frequencies and distributed control effects of the ring shell with different length of piezoelectric actuators are also studied. Control effectiveness is evaluated and optimal length of the actuator is recommended.


2015 ◽  
Vol 153 ◽  
pp. 148-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youngyu Lee ◽  
Hyeong-Min Jeon ◽  
Phill-Seung Lee ◽  
Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

1973 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 838-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. H. Hardy ◽  
P. V. Marcal

A finite-element elastic analysis is made of a skull. Measurements were made of the geometry and thickness of a skull. The skull was then idealized with a doubly curved and arbitrary triangular shell element. Results suggest that the skull is well built for resistance to front loads. The importance of using a composite material through the thickness of the shell was established. On the basis of tensile cracking at maximum elastic stress, loads of 3500 lb and 1400 lb were predicted for the first cracking of the skull due to front and side loading, respectively.


Author(s):  
Professor Mohammad Rezaiee-Pajand ◽  
Amir R. Masoodi ◽  
E. Arabi

In this paper, an improved flat triangular shell element is proposed. This element has three nodes, and in each node, six degrees of freedom are considered. Since there are three rotational degrees of freedom at each node, the drilling effect can be incorporated in authors' formulation. A new procedure is also suggested for updating the director vectors about which the rotational degrees of freedom are defined. In order to study large displacements and rotations, Total Lagrangian principles are employed. In addition, updating the rotational degrees of freedom is implemented using enriched updated director vectors, which are formulated based on the finite rotation method. On the other hand, small strains are considered in this formulation. By utilizing MITC method, shear and membrane locking is mitigated from new element. To examine the performance, the element passes three basic tests, including isotropy, and patch test. Moreover, a convergence study is also implemented to show the elemental behavior. Several popular benchmarks are considered to illustrate the accuracy and capability of the suggested element in geometrically nonlinear analyses.    


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