scholarly journals The Impact of Lateral Restraint on Structural Stability of Thin-Walled C-Cross Section Column Subjected to Axial Force

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-28
Author(s):  
Tanja Mališ ◽  
Diana Šimić Penava
Keyword(s):  
Structural Stability ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Axial Force ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Lateral Restraint ◽  
The Impact

Effects of Cross-Section Ovalization of Subsea Thin-Walled Bends Under In-Plane Bending

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranil Banneyake ◽  
Ayman Eltaher ◽  
Paul Jukes
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Computational Cost ◽  
Straight Pipe ◽  
Limit States ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
High Tendency ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Plane Bending ◽  
The Cross ◽  
The Impact

Ovalization of the cross-section of bends under in-plane bending (a.k.a. Brazier effect) is a known phenomenon caused by the longitudinal stress acting on the cross-section as the pipe bends. Besides its tendency to induce stresses in the bend above what is predicted using simple beam theory, excessive cross-section ovalization is particularly critical to subsea pipes, as it can lead to collapse of the pipe under external pressure. Also, being in a plastic regime may cause the bend material to ratchet and undergo excessive strains under cyclic operational loads, especially under high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) conditions. Ovalization normally results in local increase of stresses and could lead to failure of the bend before the bend globally reaches its limiting capacity. The offshore industry standards and design codes address the impact of initial ovality in straight pipes, but their applicability to bends is not clear. Therefore, this paper presents an investigation into the increased tendency of thin-walled bends to ovalize, and the effect of bend cross-section ovalization on their stiffness and yielding and collapse limit states, with emphasis on offshore applications. Due to the lack of analytical solutions for the bend response taking into account cross-section ovalization, finite element analysis (FEA) is used in this study. Predictions of the bend models are compared with those of straight pipe models and predictions of models of the bend made of beam elements (with pipe section) are compared with those of models made of brick /shell elements. The increased tendency of thin-walled bends to ovalize compared to straight pipes is investigated (e.g. 100 times in the linear range), and the impact and significance of ovalization in bends are assessed (e.g., stress increase of the order of 35% has been observed in some example situations). Also discussed in the paper is the selection of proper element specifications in order to accurately capture the ovalization response while keeping the computational cost manageable. Recommendations as to how to account for ovalization effects are presented. This paper helps to gain a better understanding of the response of subsea thin-walled bends under in-plane bending and their comparatively high tendency to ovalize compared to straight pipe, and emphasizes the significance of local effects such as cross-section ovalization, the overlooking of which may result in a significant underestimation of involved stresses and strains.

Impact and Energy Absorption of TWB Thin-Walled Structures with Polygonal Cross-Sections

2014 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 686-691
Author(s):  
Vlad Andrei Ciubotariu ◽  
Aurelian Albut
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Energy ◽  
Energy Absorption ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Strain History ◽  
Main Role ◽  
Construction Technique ◽  
Thin Walled Structures ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
The Impact

Nowadays, thin-walled structures and different materials destined to absorb kinetic energy initiated a great interest among the researchers from the auto, naval, military industries even from the protection equipment production industry. The main role of these structures is to absorb and dissipate the kinetic energy so the maximum level of deceleration to be limited. Thus, the structures collapse through progressive buckling. The aim is to control this progressive buckling as efficient as possible through the collapse mode or the construction technique. This collapsing mode is well described and characterised by the international literature [.The plastic strain history of the components constituting the thin-walled structure is very important because each bending, stretching process or tensioning brings with it self-a series of transformations which compete to influence the dynamic response of this kind of structures [2].In this study, all the above presented aspects were taken into consideration in the analysis of the impact and energy absorption behaviour regarding thin-walled structures by using explicit nonlinear finite element code LS_Dyna V971. The thin-walled structures involved in this research are made from tailor welded blanks (TWB) and were subject of axial impact crashing tests. There were used three types of cross-section shapes: rectangular, pentagonal and hexagonal. In order to have a fare comparison study, all the studied structures had a 250mm cross-section perimeter and a height of 250mm, also. Each structure is constituted from four, five or six sheet metal parts bonded together.

First and Second Order Elastoplastic Analyses of Thin-Walled Metal Members using Generalized Beam Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Abambres
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Beam Theory ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Flow Rule ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
Shell Finite Element ◽  
Generalized Beam Theory

Original Generalized Beam Theory (GBT) formulations for elastoplastic first and second order (postbuckling) analyses of thin-walled members are proposed, based on the J2 theory with associated flow rule, and valid for (i) arbitrary residual stress and geometric imperfection distributions, (ii) non-linear isotropic materials (e.g., carbon/stainless steel), and (iii) arbitrary deformation patterns (e.g., global, local, distortional, shear). The cross-section analysis is based on the formulation by Silva (2013), but adopts five types of nodal degrees of freedom (d.o.f.) – one of them (warping rotation) is an innovation of present work and allows the use of cubic polynomials (instead of linear functions) to approximate the warping profiles in each sub-plate. The formulations are validated by presenting various illustrative examples involving beams and columns characterized by several cross-section types (open, closed, (un) branched), materials (bi-linear or non-linear – e.g., stainless steel) and boundary conditions. The GBT results (equilibrium paths, stress/displacement distributions and collapse mechanisms) are validated by comparison with those obtained from shell finite element analyses. It is observed that the results are globally very similar with only 9% and 21% (1st and 2nd order) of the d.o.f. numbers required by the shell finite element models. Moreover, the GBT unique modal nature is highlighted by means of modal participation diagrams and amplitude functions, as well as analyses based on different deformation mode sets, providing an in-depth insight on the member behavioural mechanics in both elastic and inelastic regimes.

scholarly journals Charged current Drell-Yan production at N3LO

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claude Duhr ◽  
Falko Dulat ◽  
Bernhard Mistlberger
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Production Cross Section ◽  
Production Cross ◽  
Hadron Collider ◽  
Charge Asymmetry ◽  
Charged Current ◽  
Leading Order ◽  
Neutrino Pair ◽  
The Impact

Abstract We present the production cross section for a lepton-neutrino pair at the Large Hadron Collider computed at next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order (N3LO) in QCD perturbation theory. We compute the partonic coefficient functions of a virtual W± boson at this order. We then use these analytic functions to study the progression of the perturbative series in different observables. In particular, we investigate the impact of the newly obtained corrections on the inclusive production cross section of W± bosons, as well as on the ratios of the production cross sections for W+, W− and/or a virtual photon. Finally, we present N3LO predictions for the charge asymmetry at the LHC.

scholarly journals Mechanical Properties of Spruce Wood Extracted from GLT Beams Loaded by Fire

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5494
Author(s):  
Lucie Kucíková ◽  
Michal Šejnoha ◽  
Tomáš Janda ◽  
Jan Sýkora ◽  
Pavel Padevět ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Thermal Recovery ◽  
Bending Test ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Spruce Wood ◽  
The Impact

Heating wood to high temperature changes either temporarily or permanently its physical properties. This issue is addressed in the present contribution by examining the effect of high temperature on residual mechanical properties of spruce wood, grounding on the results of full-scale fire tests performed on GLT beams. Given these tests, a computational model was developed to provide through-thickness temperature profiles allowing for the estimation of a charring depth on the one hand and on the other hand assigning a particular temperature to each specimen used subsequently in small-scale tensile tests. The measured Young’s moduli and tensile strengths were accompanied by the results from three-point bending test carried out on two groups of beams exposed to fire of a variable duration and differing in the width of the cross-section, b=100 mm (Group 1) and b=160 mm (Group 2). As expected, increasing the fire duration and reducing the initial beam cross-section reduces the residual bending strength. A negative impact of high temperature on residual strength has also been observed from simple tensile tests, although limited to a very narrow layer adjacent to the charring front not even exceeding a typically adopted value of the zero-strength layer d0=7 mm. On the contrary, the impact on stiffness is relatively mild supporting the thermal recovery property of wood.

Energy absorbed ability and damage analysis for honeycomb sandwich material of bio-inspired micro aerial vehicle under low velocity impact

2020 ◽  
pp. 095440622097542
Author(s):  
Jianxun Du ◽  
Peng Hao ◽  
Mabao Liu ◽  
Rui Xue ◽  
Lin’an Li
Keyword(s):  
Honeycomb Structure ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
Parameter Study ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Micro Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Thin Walled Structures ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Thin Walled ◽  
The Impact

Because of the advantages of light weight, small size, and good maneuverability, the bio-inspired micro aerial vehicle has a wide range of application prospects and development potential in military and civil areas, and has become one of the research hotspots in the future aviation field. The beetle’s elytra possess high strength and provide the protection of the abdomen while being functional to guarantee its flight performance. In this study, the internal microstructure of beetle’s elytra was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM), and a variety of bionic thin-walled structures were proposed and modelled. The energy absorption characteristics and protective performance of different configurations of thin-walled structures with hollow columns under impact loading was analyzed by finite element method. The parameter study was carried out to show the influence of the velocity of impactor, the impact angle of the impactor and the wall thickness of honeycomb structure. This study provides an important inspiration for the design of the protective structure of the micro aerial vehicle.

The impact cross section of ErF3 centers in ZnS thin film

1988 ◽  
Vol 40-41 ◽  
pp. 786-787
Author(s):  
Baozhu Luo ◽  
Jiaqi Yu ◽  
Guozhu Zhong
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Cross Section ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Decomposition Analysis of Void Reactivity Coefficient for Innovative and Modified BWR Assemblies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrius Slavickas ◽  
Raimondas Pabarčius ◽  
Aurimas Tonkūnas ◽  
Gediminas Stankūnas
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Safety Concern ◽  
Functional Module ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Fuel Burnup ◽  
Mox Fuel ◽  
High Enrichment ◽  
Reactivity Coefficient ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Irradiation Cycle

The decomposition analysis of void reactivity coefficient for innovative BWR assemblies is presented in this paper. The innovative assemblies were loaded with high enrichment UO2and MOX fuels. Additionally the impact of the moderation enhancement on the void reactivity coefficient through a full fuel burnup discharge interval was investigated for the innovative assembly with MOX fuel. For the numerical analysis the TRITON functional module of SCALE code with ENDF/B-VI cross section library was applied. The obtained results indicate the influence of the most important isotopes to the void reactivity behaviour over a fuel burnup interval of 70 GWd/t for both UO2and MOX fuels. From the neutronic safety concern positive void reactivity coefficient values are observed for MOX fuel at the beginning of the fuel irradiation cycle. For extra-moderated assembly designs, implementing 8 and 12 water holes, the neutron spectrum softening is achieved and consequently the lower void reactivity values. Variations in void reactivity coefficient values are explained by fulfilled decomposition analysis based on neutrons absorption reactions for separate isotopes.

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