Structural Response of a Stitched Composite Hybrid Wing Body Center Section

Non-linear large deformation crush analyses were conducted on a multi-level cab car typical of those in operation by the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) in California. The motivation for these analyses was a collision, which occurred in Placentia, CA, on April 23, 2002. The final deformed state of the leading cab car was unusual. This behavior contrasted with previous testing and analysis experience of single level equipment in collisions. This investigation explores the structural response of multi-level car structures. The structure of the multi-level equipment differs from single level equipment in that a significant change occurs in the load path from where load enters through the coupler and is subsequently reacted aft of the body bolster of the car. This change in load path results from a change in geometry of the car to accommodate quarter point doors and the upper level of the car. Load enters at the typical coupler height but descends to the lower platform level of the car through a transition structure. To better understand the influence of the varied geometry, a series of calculations were performed to obtain the force-crush characteristics and modes of deformation for the cab car subjected to a series of different initial conditions. Crush models were developed of both the lead and trailing end of the car, as well as the center section of the car. In addition to these sub-models, a full car model was constructed. Results from the sub-model analyses indicate that the longitudinal strength of the trailing end is comparable to that of the lead end, and the center section of the car is significantly stronger than either end. This suggests that crush will most likely occur at the ends of the car when it is overloaded. Initial conditions similar to the Placentia, CA accident were also investigated to better understand the atypical mode of deformation that occurred. These results indicated that the multi-level equipment can resist high force levels for longer crush distances than single level platform vehicles but will eventually experience softening behavior, which will result in focused crush at one end of a car.

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Analysis of a Hybrid Wing Body Center Section Test Article

54th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference ◽

10.2514/6.2013-1734 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Hsi-Yung T. Wu ◽

Peter Shaw ◽

Adam Przekop

Keyword(s):

Test Article ◽

Body Center ◽

Center Section

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Structural Response to the Saturation of Hexagonal Cobaltate YBaCo4O7 + x Crystals with Oxygen

Химия в интересах устойчивого развития ◽

10.15372/khur20160202 ◽

2016 ◽

Keyword(s):

Structural Response

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Influence of the distribution of the shear walls on the seismic response of the buildings

Pollack Periodica ◽

10.1556/606.2020.15.1.4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 37-44

Author(s):

El Mehdi Echebba ◽

Hasnae Boubel ◽

Oumnia Elmrabet ◽

Mohamed Rougui

Keyword(s):

Structural Analysis ◽

Seismic Response ◽

Natural Frequency ◽

Structural Design ◽

Structural Response ◽

Shear Walls ◽

Structural Elements ◽

Analysis Software ◽

Ansys Apdl ◽

The Impact

Abstract In this paper, an evaluation was tried for the impact of structural design on structural response. Several situations are foreseen as the possibilities of changing the distribution of the structural elements (sails, columns, etc.), the width of the structure and the number of floors indicates the adapted type of bracing for a given structure by referring only to its Geometric dimensions. This was done by studying the effect of the technical design of the building on the natural frequency of the structure with the study of the influence of the distribution of the structural elements on the seismic response of the building, taking into account of the requirements of the Moroccan earthquake regulations 2000/2011 and using the ANSYS APDL and Robot Structural Analysis software.

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Analysis and design of thermo-mechanical interfaces

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences Technical Sciences ◽

10.2478/v10175-012-0027-4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 60 (2) ◽

pp. 205-213

Author(s):

K. Dems ◽

Z. Mróz

Keyword(s):

Optimality Conditions ◽

Mechanical Loading ◽

Material Properties ◽

Structural Response ◽

External Boundary ◽

Mechanical Loads ◽

Internal Interface ◽

Analysis And Design ◽

First Order ◽

Mechanical Nature

Abstract. An elastic structure subjected to thermal and mechanical loading with prescribed external boundary and varying internal interface is considered. The different thermal and mechanical nature of this interface is discussed, since the interface form and its properties affect strongly the structural response. The first-order sensitivities of an arbitrary thermal and mechanical behavioral functional with respect to shape and material properties of the interface are derived using the direct or adjoint approaches. Next the relevant optimality conditions are formulated. Some examples illustrate the applicability of proposed approach to control the structural response due to applied thermal and mechanical loads.

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