scholarly journals Evaluating the Effect of Asymmetric Cross-section in Free Vibration and Bending Analysis Results of FG Sandwich Beam by Proposing Simple Efficient Element

Author(s):  
Majid Yaghoobi ◽  
Mohsen Sedaghatjo ◽  
Reyhaneh Alizadeh ◽  
Mohammad KARKON

In this paper, the asymmetric effect of the cross-section on the free vibration and bending analysis of FG sandwich beams are evaluated. For this purpose, a simple, efficient element is formulated. The new element is created based on the Timoshenko beam theory. The third- and second-order polynomials will be used for vertical displacement and rotation fields, respectively. The proposed formulation will be written based on satisfying the equilibrium equation. Satisfying the equilibrium equation of the Timoshenko beam, in addition to increasing element efficiency, will reduce the number of nodal unknowns. Several benchmark tests with different boundary conditions are used for thin and thick beams to prove the efficiency of the proposed element. The responses of the good elements of other researchers have been used for comparison. Numerical tests prove the rapid convergence rate and high accuracy of the proposed element in free vibration and bending analysis of the beams with various cross-section types and different boundary conditions. The pinned-sliding support conditions for the beam are used to evaluate the asymmetric effect of the cross-section. The use of asymmetric cross-sections creates additional axial displacements and intensifies the deflection of the beam under the lateral load. By increasing the asymmetry, the additional axial displacement and vertical displacement increase. These additional deflections for thin beams are more than thick ones. Also, asymmetry results in increasing the natural frequencies of beams. In the free vibration analysis, the effect of asymmetry on thick beams is more than thin ones.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 168781402110609
Author(s):  
Hossein Talebi Rostami ◽  
Maryam Fallah Najafabadi ◽  
Davood Domiri Ganji

This study analyzed a Timoshenko beam with Koch snowflake cross-section in different boundary conditions and for variable properties. The equation of motion was solved by the finite element method and verified by Solidworks simulation in a way that the maximum error was about 2.9% for natural frequencies. Displacement and natural frequency for each case presented and compared to other cases. Significant research achievements illustrate that if we change the Koch snowflake cross-section of the beam from the first iteration to the second, the area and moment of inertia will increase, and we have a 5.2% rise in the first natural frequency. Similarly, by changing the cross-section from the second iteration to the third, a 10.2% growth is observed. Also, the hollow cross-section is considered, which can enlarge the natural frequency by about 26.37% compared to a solid one. Moreover, all the clamped-clamped, hinged-hinged, clamped-free, and free-free boundary conditions have the highest natural frequency for the Timoshenko beam with the third iteration of the Koch snowflake cross-section in solid mode. Finally, examining important physical parameters demonstrates that variable density from a minimum value to the standard value along the beam increases the natural frequencies, while variable elastic modulus decreases it.


2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-New Chen

Abstract The development of (DQEM) analysis models of static deformation and free vibration problems of generic non-prismatic beam structures was carried out. The DQEM uses the extended differential quadrature (EDQ) to discretize the buckling equilibrium equation defined on each element, the transition conditions defined on the inter-element boundary of two adjacent elements and the boundary conditions of the beam. Numerical results solved by the developed numerical algorithm are presented. They prove that the DQEM efficient.


Author(s):  
M Faraji Oskouie ◽  
R Ansari ◽  
H Rouhi

On the basis of fractional viscoelasticity, the size-dependent free-vibration response of viscoelastic carbon nanotubes conveying fluid and resting on viscoelastic foundation is studied in this article. To this end, a nonlocal Timoshenko beam model is developed in the context of fractional calculus. Hamilton’s principle is applied in order to obtain the fractional governing equations including nanoscale effects. The Kelvin–Voigt viscoelastic model is also used for the constitutive equations. The free-vibration problem is solved using two methods. In the first method, which is limited to the simply supported boundary conditions, the Galerkin technique is employed for discretizing the spatial variables and reducing the governing equations to a set of ordinary differential equations on the time domain. Then, the Duffing-type time-dependent equations including fractional derivatives are solved via fractional integrator transfer functions. In the second method, which can be utilized for carbon nanotubes with different types of boundary conditions, the generalized differential quadrature technique is used for discretizing the governing equations on spatial grids, whereas the finite difference technique is used on the time domain. In the results, the influences of nonlocality, geometrical parameters, fractional derivative orders, viscoelastic foundation, and fluid flow velocity on the time responses of carbon nanotubes are analyzed.


1977 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. O. Banks ◽  
G. J. Kurowski

We analyze the transverse vibrations of a thin homogeneous beam which is symmetric with respect to the x-y and x-z planes. The cross section of the beam at x is assumed to have the form D(x)={(x,y,z)|x∈[0,1],y=xαy1,z=xβz1,(y1,z1)∈D1} where D1 is the cross section at x = 1. Expressions are obtained from which the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions can be easily found for 0 ≤ α < 2 and all combinations of clamped, hinged, guided, and free boundary conditions at both ends of the beam.


2016 ◽  
Vol 138 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. H. Mirtalaie ◽  
M. A. Hajabasi

The linear lateral free vibration analysis of the rotor is performed based on a new insight on the Timoshenko beam theory. Rotary inertia, gyroscopic effects, and shear deformations are included, but the torsion is neglected and a new dynamic model is presented. It is shown that if the total rotation angle of the beam cross section is considered as one of the degrees-of-freedom of the Timoshenko rotor, as is common in the literature, some terms are missing in the modeling of the global dynamics of the system. The total deflection of the beam cross section is divided into two steps, first the Euler angles relations are employed to establish the curved geometry of the beam due to the elastic deformation of the beam centerline and then the shear deformations was superposed on it. As a result of this methodology and the mutual interaction of shear and Euler angles some variable coefficient terms appeared in the kinetic energy of the system which makes the problem be classified as the parametrically excited systems. A linear coupled variable coefficient system of differential equations is derived while the variable coefficient terms have been missing in all previous studies in the literature. The free vibration behavior of parametrically excited system is investigated by perturbation method and compared with the common Rayleigh, Timoshenko, and higher-order shear deformable spinning beam models in the rotordynamics. The effects of rotating speed and slenderness ratio are studied on the forward and backward natural frequencies and the critical speeds of the system are examined. The study demonstrates that the shear and Euler angles interaction affects the high-frequency free vibrations behavior of the spinning beam especially for higher slenderness ratio and rotating speeds of the rotor.


2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 437-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amale Mahi ◽  
El Abbas Adda Bedia ◽  
Abdelouahed Tounsi ◽  
Amina Benkhedda

Purpose – A new simple parametric shear deformation theory applicable to isotropic and functionally graded plates is developed. This new theory has five degrees of freedom, provides parabolic transverse shear strains across the thickness direction and hence, it does not need shear correction factor. Moreover, zero-traction boundary conditions on the top and bottom surfaces of the plate are satisfied rigorously. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Material properties are temperature-dependent and vary continuously through the thickness according to a power law distribution. The plate is assumed to be initially stressed by a temperature rise through the thickness. The energy functional of the system is obtained using Hamilton’s principle. Free vibration frequencies are then calculated using a set of characteristic orthogonal polynomials and by applying Ritz method for different boundary conditions. Findings – In the light of good performance of the present theory for all boundary conditions considered, it can be considered as an excellent alternative to some two-dimensional (2D) theories for approximating the tedious and time consuming three-dimensional plate problems. Originality/value – To the best of the authors’ knowledge and according to literature survey, almost all published higher order shear deformation theories have been limited to simply supported boundary conditions and without taking into account the thermal stresses effects. The existing 2D shear deformation theories of Reddy, Karama and Touratier can be easily recovered. Furthermore, this feature can be highly appreciated in an iterative design process where a large number of derived plate models can be tested by selecting only two parameters in a simple polynomial function which is computationally efficient. Finally, new results are presented to show the effect of material variation, and temperature rise on natural frequencies of the FG plate for different boundary conditions.


2015 ◽  
Vol 138 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela Vocale ◽  
Gian Luca Morini ◽  
Marco Spiga

In this work, hydrodynamically and thermally fully developed gas flow through elliptical microchannels is numerically investigated. The Navier–Stokes and energy equations are solved by considering the first-order slip flow boundary conditions and by assuming that the wall heat flux is uniform in the axial direction, and the wall temperature is uniform in the peripheral direction (i.e., H1 boundary conditions). To take into account the microfabrication of the elliptical microchannels, different heated perimeter lengths are analyzed along the microchannel wetted perimeter. The influence of the cross section geometry on the convective heat transfer coefficient is also investigated by considering the most common values of the elliptic aspect ratio, from a practical point of view. The numerical results put in evidence that the Nusselt number is a decreasing function of the Knudsen number for all the considered configurations. On the contrary, the role of the cross section geometry in the convective heat transfer depends on the thermal boundary condition and on the rarefaction degree. With the aim to provide a useful tool for the designer, a correlation that allows evaluating the Nusselt number for any value of aspect ratio and for different working gases is proposed.


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