Nonlinear transient response of a laminated composite plate under time-dependent pulses

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zafer Kazanci
Keyword(s):  
Transient Response ◽  
Composite Plate ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Laminated Composite Plate ◽  
Nonlinear Transient ◽  
Nonlinear Transient Response

Active Control of Geometrically Nonlinear Transient Response of Smart Laminated Composite Plate Integrated With AFC Actuator and PVDF Sensor

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shravankumar B. Kerur ◽  
Anup Ghosh
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Transient Response ◽  
Composite Plate ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Element Formulation ◽  
Geometrically Nonlinear ◽  
Laminated Composite Plate ◽  
Nonlinear Transient ◽  
Nonlinear Transient Response

A coupled electromechanical finite element formulation for active control of geometrically nonlinear transient response of laminated composite plate is studied. First order shear deformation theory and Von Karman type nonlinear strain displacements are used. The plate is discritised using eight noded quadratic isoparametric elements with five mechanical degrees of freedom and one electrical degree of freedom per node. Newton-Raphson iterative method in association with Newmark time integration method is used to solve the nonlinear finite element equilibrium equation. Negative velocity feedback control algorithm is used to control the dynamic response of the smart laminated composite plate. Active fiber composite (AFC) layer poled in fiber direction acting as distributed actuator and PVDF layer poled in thickness direction acting as sensor are considered. Present study involves two types of actuator sensor arrangements. Case I: the substrate is sandwiched between AFC actuator and PVDF sensor. Case II: AFC actuator and PVDF sensor are collocated on top of the substrate. The effect of piezoelectric fiber orientation in actuator layer on vibration control for both cross ply and angle ply laminates are examined.

scholarly journals Stress analysis of infinite laminated composite plate with elliptical cutout under different in plane loadings in hygrothermal environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Ashok Magar ◽  
Achchhe Lal
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Stress Distribution ◽  
Composite Plate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Elliptical Hole ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Laminated Composite Plate ◽  
Concentration Changes ◽  
Hygrothermal Environment ◽  
Plate Analysis

Abstract This paper presents the solution of stress distribution around elliptical cutout in an infinite laminated composite plate. Analysis is done for in plane loading under hygrothermal environment. The formulation to obtain stresses around elliptical hole is based on Muskhelishvili’s complex variable method. The effect of fibre angle, type of in plane loading, volume fraction of fibre, change in temperature, fibre materials, stacking sequence and environmental conditions on stress distribution around elliptical hole is presented. The study revealed, these factors have significant effect on stress concentration in hygrothermal environment and stress concentration changes are significant with change in temperature.

scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Analyses on the Buckling Characteristics of Woven Flax/Epoxy Laminated Composite Plate under Axial Compression

Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 995
Author(s):  
Venkatachalam Gopalan ◽  
Vimalanand Suthenthiraveerappa ◽  
Jefferson Stanley David ◽  
Jeyanthi Subramanian ◽  
A. Raja Annamalai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Composite Plate ◽  
Compressive Load ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Green Composite ◽  
Laminated Composite Plate ◽  
Axial Compressive Load ◽  
Number Of Layers ◽  
Structural Applications ◽  
Ply Orientation

The evolution of a sustainable green composite in various loadbearing structural applications tends to reduce pollution, which in turn enhances environmental sustainability. This work is an attempt to promote a sustainable green composite in buckling loadbearing structural applications. In order to use the green composite in various structural applications, the knowledge on its structural stability is a must. As the structural instability leads to the buckling of the composite structure when it is under an axial compressive load, the work on its buckling characteristics is important. In this work, the buckling characteristics of a woven flax/bio epoxy (WFBE) laminated composite plate are investigated experimentally and numerically when subjected to an axial compressive load. In order to accomplish the optimization study on the buckling characteristics of the composite plate among various structural criterions such as number of layers, the width of the plate and the ply orientation, the optimization tool “response surface methodology” (RSM) is used in this work. The validation of the developed finite element model in Analysis System (ANSYS) version 16 is carried out by comparing the critical buckling loads obtained from the experimental test and numerical simulation for three out of twenty samples. A comparison is then made between the numerical results obtained through ANSYS16 and the results generated using the regression equation. It is concluded that the buckling strength of the composite escalates with the number of layers, the change in width and the ply orientation. It is also noted that the weaving model of the fabric powers the buckling behavior of the composite. This work explores the feasibility of the use of the developed green composite in various buckling loadbearing structural applications. Due to the compromised buckling characteristics of the green composite with the synthetic composite, it has the capability of replacing many synthetic composites, which in turn enhances the sustainability of the environment.

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