Physical and Finite Element Shear Load Response Modelling of Viscoelasticity Materials

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Cajka ◽  
P. Manásek
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shear Load ◽  
Load Response ◽  
Response Modelling

Steel Sheet Shear Walls with Burring Holes for Low- to Mid-Rise Housings

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimichi Kawai ◽  
Shigeaki Tohnai ◽  
Shinichiro Hashimoto ◽  
Atsushi Sato ◽  
Tetsuro Ono
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Large Deformation ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Steel Sheet ◽  
Shear Walls ◽  
Shear Load ◽  
Finite Element Analyses ◽  
Plane Shear ◽  
Out Of Plane

<p>Steel sheet shear walls with cold formed edge stiffened burring holes are applied to low- to mid-rise housings in seismically active and typhoon- or hurricane-prone regions. A configuration with burrs on the inside and smooth on the outside enables the construction of omitting the machining of holes for equipments and thinner walls with simplified attachments of finishings. In-plane shear experiments and finite element analyses revealed that the walls allowed shear stress to concentrate in intervals between the burring holes. The walls maintained stable shear load and large deformation behavior, and the deformation areas were limited in the intervals and a large out-of-plane waveform in a sheet was effectively prevented owing to edge stiffened burring ribs. The design methods are developed for evaluating the shear load of the walls at story angle from zero to 1/100, using the idea of decreasing the band width of the inclined tension fields on the intervals with the effects of the thickness.</p>

Structures and Function of Remora Adhesion

2013 ◽  
Vol 1498 ◽  
pp. 159-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason H. Nadler ◽  
Allison J. Mercer ◽  
Michael Culler ◽  
Keri A. Ledford ◽  
Ryan Bloomquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Finite Element Models ◽  
Shear Load ◽  
Tissue Properties ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Drag Forces ◽  
Suction Cup ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Hierarchical Nature ◽  
And Function

ABSTRACTRemoras (echeneid fish) reversibly attach and detach to marine hosts, almost instantaneously, to “hitchhike” and feed. The adhesion mechanisms that they use are remarkably insensitive to substrate topology and quite different from the latching and suction cup-based systems associated with other species at similar length scales. Remora adhesion is also anisotropic; drag forces induced by the swimming host increase adhesive strength, while rapid detachment occurs when the remora reverses this shear load. In this work, an investigation of the adhesive system’s functional morphology and tissue properties was carried out initially through dissection and x-ray microtomographic analyses. Resulting finite element models of these components have provided new insights into the adaptive, hierarchical nature of the mechanisms and a path toward a wide range of engineering applications.

scholarly journals Exact strip postbuckling analysis of composite plates under compression and shear

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (1263) ◽  
pp. 658-677
Author(s):  
K. Zhao ◽  
D. Kennedy ◽  
C.A. Featherston
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Shear Load ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Lagrangian Multipliers ◽  
Buckling Loads ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Out Of Plane

ABSTRACTStiffened wing and fuselage panels often have a postbuckling reserve of strength, enabling them to carry loads far in excess of their critical buckling loads. Therefore allowing for postbuckling in design can reduce their weight, hence reducing fuel consumption and environmental impact. The present paper extends the postbuckling analysis in the exact strip software VICONOPT to more accurately reflect the skewed mode shapes arising from shear load and anisotropy. Such mode shapes are represented by a series of sinusoidal responses with different half-wavelengths which are coupled together using Lagrangian multipliers to enforce the boundary conditions. In postbuckling analysis the in-plane deflections involve responses with additional half-wavelengths which are absent from the out-of-plane deflection series. Numerical results are presented and compared with finite element analysis for validation. The present analysis gives close results compared to the finite element and finite strip methods and saves computational time significantly.

Numerical Simulation of Self-Loosening of Bolted Joints under Cyclic Transverse Loads

2014 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 488-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Yuan Hou ◽  
Ri Dong Liao
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Shear Loading ◽  
Bolted Joints ◽  
Shear Load ◽  
Clamping Force ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Force Amplitude ◽  
Transverse Loads

Self-loosening is one of the major failure reasons for bolted joints. Utilizing the finite element method, a 3-Dimension finite element model under dynamic shear loading is built to study the loosening of bolted fastener phenomenon. And the effect of increment step length, initial clamping force, amplitude of the shear load, thread tolerance, friction coefficients on the loosening process are studied.

scholarly journals Development of a Knee Joint CT-FEM Model in Load Response of the Stance Phase During Walking Using Muscle Exertion, Motion Analysis, and Ground Reaction Force Data

Medicina ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Kunihiro Watanabe ◽  
Hirotaka Mutsuzaki ◽  
Takashi Fukaya ◽  
Toshiyuki Aoyama ◽  
Syuichi Nakajima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Ground Reaction Force ◽  
Reaction Force ◽  
Equivalent Stress ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Calculation Model ◽  
Quantitative Ct ◽  
Load Response ◽  
Force Calculation

Background and objectives: There are no reports on articular stress distribution during walking based on any computed tomography (CT)-finite element model (CT-FEM). This study aimed to develop a calculation model of the load response (LR) phase, the most burdensome phase on the knee, during walking using the finite element method of quantitative CT images. Materials and Methods: The right knee of a 43-year-old man who had no history of osteoarthritis or surgeries of the knee was examined. An image of the knee was obtained using CT and the extension position image was converted to the flexion angle image in the LR phase. The bone was composed of heterogeneous materials. The ligaments were made of truss elements; therefore, they do not generate strain during expansion or contraction and do not affect the reaction force or pressure. The construction of the knee joint included material properties of the ligament, cartilage, and meniscus. The extensor and flexor muscles were calculated and set as the muscle exercise tension around the knee joint. Ground reaction force was vertically applied to suppress the rotation of the knee, and the thigh was restrained. Results: An FEM was constructed using a motion analyzer, floor reaction force meter, and muscle tractive force calculation. In a normal knee, the equivalent stress and joint contact reaction force in the LR phase were distributed over a wide area on the inner upper surface of the femur and tibia. Conclusions: We developed a calculation model in the LR phase of the knee joint during walking using a CT-FEM. Methods to evaluate the heteromorphic risk, mechanisms of transformation, prevention of knee osteoarthritis, and treatment may be developed using this model.

The Effects of Modelling Techniques and Data Uncertainty in Wellhead Fatigue Life Calculation

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara Williams ◽  
John Greene
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Fatigue Life ◽  
Fatigue Damage ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Nonlinear Load ◽  
Soil Response ◽  
Load Response ◽  
Highly Nonlinear ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
The Impact

Offshore oil and gas exploration continues to move into deeper and more harsh environments and consequently the response of drilling riser systems and associated fatigue loading transmitted to the wellhead and conductor system are of key importance in the design of offshore wells. In addition the presence of ageing infrastructure in mature areas combined with requirements for future workover operations requires careful consideration of both past and future fatigue damage accumulation. In order to estimate remaining fatigue life for the wellhead and conductor the accumulation of damage from each stage of a drilling campaign and phase of operation of a well, including workover and completion operations, must be considered. Thus a detailed global finite element analysis of the impact of riser response, under wave and vortex induced vibration (VIV), on the conductor and wellhead structure is of critical importance. Traditional engineering evaluation methods to estimate fatigue of wellhead systems in offshore regions with limited availability of environmental data may result in an over estimation of fatigue damage accumulated in the wellhead. Any assumptions regarding fatigue current profiles can also lead to over-prediction of fatigue damage in the wellhead. This can have implications for the planning of future workover operations and may also lead to unnecessary over-design of the system. A further limitation of traditional wellhead fatigue evaluation criteria lies in the assumptions regarding riser tensioner system load response. These methods do not account for the highly nonlinear load response of the tensioner system and can thus significantly underestimate fatigue damage contribution. This paper presents a more detailed wellhead fatigue analysis methodology to incorporate new analysis techniques, as used for a number of recent applications, to assess with a greater level of refinement the impact of the riser motions on the wellhead fatigue. Specifically this methodology incorporates the generation of a detailed global finite element model of the riser and wellhead system to include detailed non-linear riser tensioner system models, accurate models of the wellhead and conductor, detailed non-linear soil response characteristics and the use of more refined current data as input to VIV calculations. The details of the riser and wellhead system model are presented and the conservatisms associated with traditional modeling methods with regard to VIV and riser tensioner load variations are discussed. A number of case studies are presented to illustrate the effects of various data assumptions and simplifications on estimated wellhead fatigue.

scholarly journals The Timber Floor Seismic Design by Means Finite Element Method

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1557-1565
Author(s):  
Abdoullah Namdar ◽  
Shan Saimai
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Seismic Design ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Damping Ratio ◽  
Seismic Load ◽  
The Finite Element Method ◽  
Load Response ◽  
Element Method

To improve accuracy results of numerical analysis, the finite element method software needs to use appropriately with considering accurate input data. Among several factors in realistic and economical seismic structural design, the damping ratio needs to be investigated as a calculated and input data in numerical analysis. In the present study, the effect of accurate damping ratio on timber floor seismic design has numerically been examined. The 6 first modes from a series of eigenvalues were selected to calculate natural frequency and damping ratio. The seismic results with and without applied calculated damping ratio were compared. The strain, displacement, and seismic load response are interpreted. The numerical analysis results were showed that the higher nonlinear displacement occurs in timber floor when the damping ratio was modified in numerical modeling. It was found that the floor seismic design is more critical compared to a column in select accurate damping ratio. The damping ratio has highly effect on timber floor seismic design.

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