scholarly journals Post-Buckling Behavior of a Circular Rod Constrained Within a Circular Cylinder

1986 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-934 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Sorenson ◽  
J. B. Cheatham

An axially loaded weightless circular rod buckles helically when constrained within a circular cylinder. The effects of pinned and fixed-end conditions are investigated. Both end conditions locate the rod end on the cylinder axis, and are found to perturb the helix in an exponentially decaying manner for a distance of less than one helix pitch length. Far from the end, the rod behaves as an undisturbed constant-pitch helix. The distance from the rod end to the point of initial contact with the cylinder wall is calculated. Closed-form analytical solutions are obtained for the deflected shapes and internal reactions of the end sections. The solution procedure applies to rods of either finite or infinite length.

2005 ◽  
Vol 05 (01) ◽  
pp. 113-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. PHUNGPAINGAM ◽  
S. CHUCHEEPSAKUL

In this technical note, the post-buckling behavior of a simply supported elastic column with various rotational end conditions of the supports is investigated. The compressive force is applied at the tip of the column. The characteristic equation for solving the critical loads is obtained from the boundary value problem of linear systems. In the post-buckling state, a set of nonlinear differential equations with boundary conditions is established and numerically solved by the shooting method. The interesting features associated with this problem such as the limit load point, snap-through phenomenon and the secondary bifurcation point will be highlighted herein.


1990 ◽  
Vol 57 (4) ◽  
pp. 981-988 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herzl Chai

A polynomial series expansion for displacements is used in conjunction with the Rayleigh-Ritz energy method to produce buckling and post-buckling stress solutions for an elliptically-shaped surface layer that has been delaminated from the main load-bearing body. Plate deformations are induced by a combined in-plane displacement field applied to the plate boundary and normal pressure. Convergence of the plate solution is assessed by systematically increasing the number of displacement terms in the series expansion. The convergence of membrane and bending stresses at the plate boundary was generally slow and nonuniform. The degrees-of-freedom necessary for a satisfactory solution typically increase with increasing complexity or magnitude of the plate deformations. By employing as many as 77 displacement terms, practically exact stress solutions are obtained for a wide variety of basic delamination plate problems. The proposed solution procedure is highly efficient and economical, and it may be easily extended to other plate geometries or loading conditions.


1983 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
T. Akasaka ◽  
S. Yamazaki ◽  
K. Asano

Abstract The buckled wave length and the critical in-plane bending moment of laminated long composite strips of cord-reinforced rubber sheets on an elastic foundation is analyzed by Galerkin's method, with consideration of interlaminar shear deformation. An approximate formula for the wave length is given in terms of cord angle, elastic moduli of the constituent rubber and steel cord, and several structural dimensions. The calculated wave length for a 165SR13 automobile tire with steel breakers (belts) was very close to experimental results. An additional study was then conducted on the post-buckling behavior of a laminated biased composite beam on an elastic foundation. This beam is subjected to axial compression. The calculated relationship between the buckled wave rise and the compressive membrane force also agreed well with experimental results.


1986 ◽  
Vol 108 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-137
Author(s):  
D. Moulin

This paper presents a simplified method to analyze the buckling of thin structures like those of Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactors (LMFBR). The method is very similar to those used for the buckling of beams and columns with initial geometric imperfections, buckling in the plastic region. Special attention is paid to the strain hardening of material involved and to possible unstable post-buckling behavior. The analytical method uses elastic calculations and diagrams that account for various initial geometric defects. An application of the method is given. A comparison is made with an experimental investigation concerning a representative LMFBR component.


2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Yau ◽  
S.-R. Kuo

ABSTRACTUsing conventional virtual work method to derive geometric stiffness of a thin-walled beam element, researchers usually have to deal with nonlinear strains with high order terms and the induced moments caused by cross sectional stress results under rotations. To simplify the laborious procedure, this study decomposes an I-beam element into three narrow beam components in conjunction with geometrical hypothesis of rigid cross section. Then let us adopt Yanget al.'s simplified geometric stiffness matrix [kg]12×12of a rigid beam element as the basis of geometric stiffness of a narrow beam element. Finally, we can use rigid beam assemblage and stiffness transformation procedure to derivate the geometric stiffness matrix [kg]14×14of an I-beam element, in which two nodal warping deformations are included. From the derived [kg]14×14matrix, it can take into account the nature of various rotational moments, such as semi-tangential (ST) property for St. Venant torque and quasi-tangential (QT) property for both bending moment and warping torque. The applicability of the proposed [kg]14×14matrix to buckling problem and geometric nonlinear analysis of loaded I-shaped beam structures will be verified and compared with the results presented in existing literatures. Moreover, the post-buckling behavior of a centrally-load web-tapered I-beam with warping restraints will be investigated as well.


1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Raoof ◽  
I Kraincanic

Using theoretical parametric studies covering a wide range of cable (and wire) diameters and lay angles, the range of validity of various approaches used for analysing helical cables are critically examined. Numerical results strongly suggest that for multi-layered steel strands with small wire/cable diameter ratios, the bending and torsional stiffnesses of the individual wires may safely be ignored when calculating the 2 × 2 matrix for strand axial/torsional stiffnesses. However, such bending and torsional wire stiffnesses are shown to be first order parameters in analysing the overall axial and torsional stiffnesses of, say, seven wire stands, especially under free-fixed end conditions with respect to torsional movements. Interwire contact deformations are shown to be of great importance in evaluating the axial and torsional stiffnesses of large diameter multi-layered steel strands. Their importance diminishes as the number of wires associated with smaller diameter cables decreases. Using a modified version of a previously reported theoretical model for analysing multilayered instrumentation cables, the importance of allowing for the influence of contact deformations in compliant layers on cable overall characteristics such as axial or torsional stiffnesses is demonstrated by theoretical numerical results. In particular, non-Hertzian contact formulations are used to obtain the interlayer compliances in instrumentation cables in preference to a previously reported model employing Hertzian theory with its associated limitations.


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