• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.605-616
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• 2014

When the periodic cellular structure is loaded or swelling beyond the critical value, the structure may undergo a pattern transformation owing to the local elastic instabilities, thus leading to structural collapse and the structure changing to a new configuration. Based on this deformation-triggered pattern, we have proposed the novel composite gel materials. This designed material is a type of architectural material possessing special mechanical properties. In this study, the mechanical behavior of the composite gel periodic structure with various gel inclusions is studied further through numerical simulations. When pattern transformation occurs, it results in a different elastic relationship compared with the material at untransformed state. Based on the obtained nominal stress versus nominal strain behavior, the Poisson's ratio and corresponding deformed structure patterns, we investigate the performance of designed composite materials and the effects of the uniformly distributed gel inclusions on composite materials. A better understanding of the characteristics of these composite gel materials is a key to develop its potential applications on new soft machines.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제72권3호
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• pp.293-304
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• 2019

In this paper, a general model is developed to predict the distribution of interfacial shear and normal stresses of FG beam reinforced by porous FGM plates under mechanical loading. The beam is assumed to be isotropic with a constant Poisson's ratio and power law elastic modulus through the beam thickness. Stress distributions, depending on an inhomogeneity constant, were calculated and presented in graphicals forms. It is shown that both the normal and shear stresses at the interface are influenced by the material and geometry parameters of the composite beam, and it is shown that the inhomogeneities play an important role in the distribution of interfacial stresses. The results presented in the paper can serve as a benchmark for future analyses of functionally graded beams strengthened by imperfect varying properties plates. Numerical comparisons between the existing solutions and the present new solution enable a clear appreciation of the effects of various parameters. The results of this study indicated that the imperfect functionally graded panel strengthening systems are effective in enhancing flexural behavior of the strengthened FGM beams. This research is helpful in understanding the mechanical behaviour of the interface and design of hybrid structures.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.735-751
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• 2020

Identification of structure parameters is crucial in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) context for activities such as model validation, damage assessment and signal processing of structure response. In this paper, guided waves generated by piezoelectric transducers are used for in-situ and non-destructive structural parameter estimation based on Bayesian approach. As Bayesian approach needs iterative process, which is computationally expensive, this paper proposes a method in which an analytical model is selected and developed in order to decrease computational time and complexity of modeling. An experimental set-up is implemented to estimate three target elastic and geometrical parameters: Young's modulus, Poisson ratio and thickness of aluminum and steel plates. Experimental and simulated data are combined in a Bayesian framework for parameter identification. A significant accuracy is achieved regarding estimation of target parameters with maximum error of 8, 11 and 17 percent respectively. Moreover, the limitation of analytical model concerning boundary reflections is addressed and managed experimentally. Pulse excitation is selected as it can excite the structure in a wide frequency range contrary to conventional tone burst excitation. The results show that the proposed non-destructive method can be used in service for estimation of material and geometrical properties of structure in industrial applications.

• Advances in nano research
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.463-474
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• 2023

The purpose of this paper is to present the analysis of propagating and evanescent waves in functionally graded (FG) nanoplates with the consideration of nonlocal effect. The analytical integration nonlocal stress expansion Legendre polynomial method is proposed to obtain complete dispersion curves in the complex domain. Unlike the traditional Legendre polynomial method that expanded the displacement, the presented polynomial method avoids employing the relationship between local stress and nonlocal stress to construct boundary conditions. In addition, the analytical expressions of numerical integrations are presented to improve the computational efficiency. The nonlocal effect, inhomogeneity of medium and their interactions on wave propagation are studied. It is found that the nonlocal effect and inhomogeneity of medium reduce the frequency bandwidth of complex evanescent Lamb waves, and make complex evanescent Lamb waves have a higher phase velocity at low attenuation. The occurrence of intersections of propagating Lamb wave in the nonlocal homogeneous plate needs to satisfy a smaller Poisson's ratio condition than that in the classical elastic theory. In addition, the inhomogeneity of medium enhances the nonlocal effect. The conclusions obtained can be applied to the design and dynamic response evaluation of composite nanostructures.

• Advances in Computational Design
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.39-52
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• 2024

If the governing differential equation arising from engineering problems is treated as an analytic, continuous and derivable function, it can be expanded by one point as a series of finite numbers. For the function to be zero for each value of its domain, the coefficients of each term of the same power must be zero. This results in a recursive relationship which, after applying the natural conditions or the boundary conditions, makes it possible to obtain the values of the derivatives of the function with acceptable accuracy. The elastoplastic analysis of an inhomogeneous thick sphere of metallic materials with linear variation of the modulus of elasticity, yield stress and Poisson's ratio as a function of radius subjected to internal pressure is presented. The Beltrami-Michell equation is established by combining equilibrium, compatibility and constitutive equations. Assuming axisymmetric conditions, the spherical coordinate parameters can be used as principal stress axes. Since there is no analytical solution, the natural boundary conditions are applied and the governing equations are solved using a proposed new method. The maximum effective stress of the von Mises yield criterion occurs at the inner surface; therefore, the negative sign of the linear yield stress gradation parameter should be considered to calculate the optimal yield pressure. The numerical examples are performed and the plots of the numerical results are presented. The validation of the numerical results is observed by modeling the elastoplastic heterogeneous thick sphere as a pressurized multilayer composite reservoir in Abaqus software. The subroutine USDFLD was additionally written to model the continuous gradation of the material.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2024

Non-destructive methods are extensively utilized for assessing the integrity of rock bolts, with longitudinal wave speed being a crucial property for evaluating rock bolt quality. This research aims to propose a method for predicting reliable longitudinal wave velocities by leveraging various properties of the rock surrounding the rock bolt. The prediction algorithm employed is the Multilayer Neural Network (MNN), and the input properties includes elastic modulus, shear wave speed, compressive strength, compressional wave speed, mass density, porosity, and Poisson's ratio, totaling seven. The implementation of the MNN demonstrates high reliability, achieving a coefficient of determination of 0.996. To assess the impact of each input property on longitudinal wave speed, an importance score is derived using the random forest algorithm, with the elastic modulus identified as having the most significant influence. When the elastic modulus is the sole input parameter, the coefficient of determination for predicting the longitudinal wave speed is observed to be 0.967. The findings of this study underscore the reliability of selecting specific properties for predicting longitudinal wave speed and suggest that these insights can assist in identifying relevant input properties for rock bolt integrity assessments in future construction site experiments.

• Composites Research
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.310-315
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• 2024

음의 푸아송 비를 갖는 오그제틱 구조는 일반적인 구조와 상반된 거동 특성을 지니고 있어 에너지 흡수, 로봇 등의 다양한 분야에서 관심받고 있다. 하지만, 현재까지는 오그제틱 구조의 설계 및 최적화에 대한 연구가 중점적으로 진행되고 있으며 이를 활용하는 연구는 미비한 실정이다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 3D 프린팅 기술을 활용하여 삼각형 형태의 천공을 가진 소프트 오그제틱 구조를 제작하여 기하학적 구조에 따른 기계적 물성을 확인하고, 푸아송 비의 변화를 계산하였다. 또한, 제작한 소프트 오그제틱 구조 내에 형상기억합금을 삽입함으로써 오그제틱 구조의 능동적 2차원 변형을 구현하고 이의 선택적 물체 투과성을 확인하였다. 이 기술은 소프트 로봇, 웨어러블 전자기기, 통기성이 제어되는 차세대 의류, 스마트 유연 센서 등 넓은 범위에 걸쳐 다양한 산업분야에 파급효과를 불러올 수 있을 것이다.

• 수산해양기술연구
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.142-150
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• 1985

1. 반구형 각의 분포 및 집중하중에 의한 좌굴응력 해석은 변형된 각의 형상에 따라 타원체 각의 응력으로 해석함이 타당하다. 2. 일정 한계이상의 형상계수를 갖는 반 구형각에 대하여서는 재료상수를 형상계수의 승수로 고려한 수정된 임계좌굴 하중으로 탄소성 좌굴을 판정함이 더 양호한 결을 준다. 3. 탄소성 좌굴에 있어서 소모된 소성변형 에너지를 계산하기 위하여 항성변형 에너지를 계산하기 위하여 항상선를 따르는 에너지법을 이용하면 양호한 결과를 얻을 수 있다.

• 콘크리트학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.423-433
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• 2012

콘크리트 충전 강관 기둥은 축하중 재하시 콘크리트에 구속응력이 발생함에 따라 콘크리트의 강도가 증가한다. 콘크리트의 강도 증가분은 발생된 구속응력의 크기에 종속되므로 비선형 해석을 통하여 원형 콘크리트 충전 강관의 축방향 하중에 대한 최대 저항능력을 산정하였다. 콘크리트의 포아송비 및 응력-변형률 관계와 같은 비선형 재료 특성을 고려하였으며, 강관의 다축 항복조건을 기준으로 최대 구속응력을 산정하였다. 실험 결과와의 비교를 통하여 제안된 모델을 검증하였으며, 회귀분석을 통하여 D/t 비율 및 재료성질에 따른 최대 구속응력 산정법을 단순화하였다. Eurocode 4 설계 기준 및 기존에 제안된 다양한 경험식과의 비교를 통하여 제안된 회귀분석식의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1493-1515
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• 2015

A new refined hyperbolic shear deformation theory (RHSDT), which involves only four unknown functions as against five in case of other shear deformation theories, is presented for the thermoelastic bending analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates. Unlike any other theory, the number of unknown functions involved is only four, as against five in case of other shear deformation theories. The theory presented is variationally consistent, does not require shear correction factor, and gives rise to transverse shear stress variation such that the transverse shear stresses vary parabolically across the thickness satisfying shear stress free surface conditions. The sandwich plate faces are assumed to have isotropic, two-constituent material distribution through the thickness, and the modulus of elasticity, Poisson's ratio of the faces, and thermal expansion coefficients are assumed to vary according to a power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. The core layer is still homogeneous and made of an isotropic ceramic material. Several kinds of sandwich plates are used taking into account the symmetry of the plate and the thickness of each layer. The influences played by the transverse shear deformation, thermal load, plate aspect ratio and volume fraction distribution are studied. Numerical results for deflections and stresses of functionally graded metal-ceramic plates are investigated. It can be concluded that the proposed theory is accurate and simple in solving the thermoelastic bending behavior of functionally graded plates.