• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제85권2호
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• pp.147-161
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• 2023

Based on the ideas of variational differential quadrature (VDQ) and finite element method (FEM), a numerical approach named as VDQFEM is applied herein to study the large deformations of plate-type structures under static loading with arbitrary shape hole made of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) in the context of higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT). The material properties of composite are approximated based upon the modified Halpin-Tsai model and rule of mixture. Furthermore, various FG distribution patterns are considered along the thickness direction of plate for GPLs. Using novel vector/matrix relations, the governing equations are derived through a variational approach. The matricized formulation can be efficiently employed in the coding process of numerical methods. In VDQFEM, the space domain of structure is first transformed into a number of finite elements. Then, the VDQ discretization technique is implemented within each element. As the last step, the assemblage procedure is performed to derive the set of governing equations which is solved via the pseudo arc-length continuation algorithm. Also, since HSDT is used herein, the mixed formulation approach is proposed to accommodate the continuity of first-order derivatives on the common boundaries of elements. Rectangular and circular plates under various boundary conditions with circular/rectangular/elliptical cutout are selected to generate the numerical results. In the numerical examples, the effects of geometrical properties and reinforcement with GPL on the nonlinear maximum deflection-transverse load amplitude curve are studied.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.487-499
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• 2024

The primary objective of this study is to analyze the free vibration behavior of a sandwich cylindrical shell with a defective core and wavy carbon nanotube (CNT)-enhanced face sheets, utilizing the three-dimensional theory of elasticity. The intricate equations of motion for the structure are solved semi-analytically using the generalized differential quadrature method. The shell structure consists of a damaged isotropic core and two external face sheets. The distributions of CNTs are either functionally graded (FG) or uniform across the thickness, with their mechanical properties determined through an extended rule of mixture. In this research, the conventional theory regarding the mechanical effectiveness of a matrix embedding finite-length fibers has been enhanced by introducing tube-to-tube random contact. This enhancement explicitly addresses the progressive reduction in the tubes' effective aspect ratio as the filler content increases. The study investigates the influence of a damaged matrix, CNT distribution, volume fraction, aspect ratio, and waviness on the free vibration characteristics of the sandwich cylindrical shell with wavy CNT-reinforced face sheets. Unlike two-dimensional theories such as classical and the first shear deformation plate theories, this inquiry is grounded in the three-dimensional theory of elasticity, which comprehensively accounts for transverse normal deformations.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제26권3A호
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• pp.457-464
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• 2006

화이버로 보강된 복합재료는 비강성과 강도가 높을 뿐만 아니라 경량화를 위한 작업이 가능한 재료로써, 항공, 선박 그리고 토목분야와 같은 많은 산업분야에서 계속적으로 사용이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구는 전단변형을 고려한 타원단면을 갖는 복합적 층 구조물의 좌굴하중 및 모드형상을 분석하였다. 좌굴해석을 수행하기 위해, 면내회전자유도를 갖는 평면응력 요소와 휨 요소를 결합하여 무결점 4절점 쉘요소를 작성하였다. 이때 추가변형률과 대체전단변형률을 도입함으로써 요소의 거동을 개선하였다. 해석모델에 대해 쉘의 기하학적 형상, 종횡비, 화이버 보강각도, 그리고 적층배열에 따른 영향을 고찰하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 타원단면을 갖는 적층관의 임계좌굴하중과 모드형상은 여러 가지 설계변수에 의한 거동에 대한 정확한 이해로부터 효율적인 설계방향을 제시하고자 하였으며, 추후 적층관의 좌굴해석시 좋은 참고자료로 활용할 수 있으리라 기대된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.614-621
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• 2019

이축 및 일축대칭 단면의 적층복합 보의 휨 해석과 좌굴해석을 위해 일반화된 보 요소를 제안하였다. 전단변형보 이론을 사용하여 유도된 보 요소는 휨 전단변형 및 휨 비틀림과 재료 비등방성 성질에 따른 연계성을 고려하였다. 서로 다른 단면에 대해 해석적 기법으로 구한 단면 강성계수와 함께 평면응력과 평면변형률 가정을 사용하였다. 대칭 및 역대칭 적층복합 보의 휨 거동을 조사하기 위해 뒴 변형을 포함하여 절점 당 7개의 자유도를 가진 두 가지 유형의 3절점, 4절점 보 요소를 제안하였다. 전단잠금 현상을 완화하기 위해 본 연구에서는 감차적분 기법을 사용하였다. 또한, 유도된 기하학적 블록강성을 사용하여 축방향 압축력을 받는 적층복합 보의 좌굴하중을 산정하였다. 제시한 보 요소의 정확성과 효율성을 검증하기 위해 3절점 보 요소에 근거한 결과를 다른 연구자와 ABAQUS 유한요소 해석결과와 비교하였다. 적층복합 보의 휨 거동과 좌굴하중에 대한 연계강성과 전단변형, 경계조건, 하중형태, 길이-높이 비, 적층형태의 영향을 조사하였다. 두 개의 다른 보 요소의 수렴성도 제시하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.453-475
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• 2009

The literature regarding the free vibration analysis of Bernoulli-Euler and Timoshenko beams on elastic soil is plenty, but the free vibration analysis of Reddy-Bickford beams on elastic soil with/without axial force effect using the Differential Transform Method (DTM) has not been investigated by any of the studies in open literature so far. In this study, the free vibration analysis of axially loaded Reddy-Bickford beam on elastic soil is carried out by using DTM. The model has six degrees of freedom at the two ends, one transverse displacement and two rotations, and the end forces are a shear force and two end moments in this study. The governing differential equations of motion of the rectangular beam in free vibration are derived using Hamilton's principle and considering rotatory inertia. Parameters for the relative stiffness, stiffness ratio and nondimensionalized multiplication factor for the axial compressive force are incorporated into the equations of motion in order to investigate their effects on the natural frequencies. At first, the terms are found directly from the analytical solutions of the differential equations that describe the deformations of the cross-section according to the high-order theory. After the analytical solution, an efficient and easy mathematical technique called DTM is used to solve the governing differential equations of the motion. The calculated natural frequencies of one end fixed and the other end simply supported Reddy-Bickford beam on elastic soil using DTM are tabulated in several tables and figures and are compared with the results of the analytical solution where a very good agreement is observed and the mode shapes are presented in graphs.