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Symplectic analysis of functionally graded beams subjected to arbitrary lateral loads

  • Zhao, Li;Gan, Wei Z.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.27-40
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    • 2015
  • The rational analytical solutions are presented for functionally graded beams subjected to arbitrary tractions on the upper and lower surfaces. The Young's modulus is assumed to vary exponentially along the thickness direction while the Poisson's ratio keeps unaltered. Within the framework of symplectic elasticity, zero eigensolutions along with general eigensolutions are investigated to derive the homogeneous solutions of functionally graded beams with no body force and traction-free lateral surfaces. Zero eigensolutions are proved to compose the basic solutions of the Saint-Venant problem, while general eigensolutions which vary exponentially with the axial coordinate have a significant influence on the local behavior. The complete elasticity solutions presented here include homogeneous solutions and particular solutions which satisfy the loading conditions on the lateral surfaces. Numerical examples are considered and compared with established results, illustrating the effects of material inhomogeneity on the localized stress distributions.

The Solution of Mild-Slope Equation using Power Series (멱급수를 이용한 완경사 방정식의 해)

  • Jung, Tae-Hwa;Lee, Seung-Oh;Park, Jin-Ho;Cho, Yong-Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.133-138
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    • 2008
  • To analyze incident waves traveling from the deep ocean is very important in that it is based on resolving problems occurred in coastal areas. In general, numerical models and analytical solutions are used to analyze wave transformation. Although a numerical model can be applied to various bottoms and wave conditions, it may have some cumbersome numerical errors. On the other hand, an analytical solution has an advantage of obtaining the solution quickly and accurately without numerical errors. The analytical solution can, however, be utilized only for specific conditions. In this study, the analytical solution of the mild-slope equation has been developed. It can be applied to various conditions combing a numerical technique and an analytical approach while minimizing the numerical errors. As a result of comparing the obtained solutions in this study with those of the previously developed numerical model, A good agreement was observed.

Analytical Investigation of Water Transport

  • Um, Suk-Kee;Lee, Kwan-Soo;Jung, Hye-Mi
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2007.05b
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    • pp.2250-2254
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    • 2007
  • Comprehensive analytical models focusing on the anode water loss, the cathode flooding, water equilibrium, and water management strategy are developed for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. Analytical solutions presented in this study are compared with two-dimensional computational results and shows a good agreement in predicting those critical characteristics of water. General features of water concentration profile as a function of membrane thickness and current density are presented to illustrate the net effect of the back-diffusion of water from the cathode to anode and the water production by the cathode catalytic reaction on water transport over a fuel cell domain. As one of practical applications, the required humidity level of feed streams for full saturation at the channel outlets are investigated as a function of the physical operating condition. These analytical models can provide good understanding on the characteristic water

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An analytical approach for nonlinear response of elastic cable under complex loads

  • Lu, L.Y.;Chan, S.L.;Lu, Z.H.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.329-338
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    • 1997
  • In this paper a general analytical approach is proposed to analyse the nonlinear response of elastic cable under complex loads. The effect of temperature change on the cable is also considered. From the vertical equilibrium equations of cable, the general analytical formula of vertical displacement is derived. Based on the vertical displacement formula and on the compatibility condition of the cable, the dimensionless equation with respect to cable tension is established. By means of such analytical procedures, the exact solutions of various cable problems can be obtained quickly. The example given in this paper shows that the new procedure is efficient for practical analysis and can be easily implemented by a general computer program without the superposition problem which there has always been in traditional analytical methods.

Study of the Thermal Stresses and Residual Stresses due to Welding in Hull Constructruction -Thermal Stresses due to Welding- (선체건조(船體建造)에 있어서 용접공작(熔接工作)으로 인(因)한 열응력(熱應力) 및 잔류응력(殘留應力)에 대(對)한 고찰(考察) -용접작업(熔接作業)으로 인(因)한 열응력해석(熱應力解析)-)

  • Hyo-Chul,Kim;Zae-Geun,Kim
    • Bulletin of the Society of Naval Architects of Korea
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.25-34
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    • 1976
  • Analytical solutions for the transient temperature and quasi-static thermal stresses which arise in thin plates subjected to an instantaneous point source of heat have been investigated. And the solutions have been extended to the case of a moving source of heat with the aid of the Duhamel's superposition integral. For finite disk an experiment was conducted, the measured temperature histories show a good agreement with the theoretical temperature histories, And the histories of thermal stresses show a good qualitative agreement with the physical phenomena. And also we can find out that the maximum temperature and thermal stresses and their location can be estimated by using the solutions for infinite plates instead of the solutions for a finite plate. The solutions can be used for the problems such as a welding or line heating in a hull construction.

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Vibration analysis of a beam on a nonlinear elastic foundation

  • Karahan, M.M. Fatih;Pakdemirli, Mehmet
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.62 no.2
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2017
  • Nonlinear vibrations of an Euler-Bernoulli beam resting on a nonlinear elastic foundation are discussed. In search of approximate analytical solutions, the classical multiple scales (MS) and the multiple scales Lindstedt Poincare (MSLP) methods are used. The case of primary resonance is investigated. Amplitude and phase modulation equations are obtained. Steady state solutions are considered. Frequency response curves obtained by both methods are contrasted with each other with respect to the effect of various physical parameters. For weakly nonlinear systems, MS and MSLP solutions are in good agreement. For strong hardening nonlinearities, MSLP solutions exhibit the usual jump phenomena whereas MS solutions are not reliable producing backward curves which are unphysical.

Series solutions for spatially coupled buckling anlaysis of thin-walled Timoshenko curved beam on elastic foundation

  • Kim, Nam-Il
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.447-484
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    • 2009
  • The spatially coupled buckling, in-plane, and lateral bucking analyses of thin-walled Timoshenko curved beam with non-symmetric, double-, and mono-symmetric cross-sections resting on elastic foundation are performed based on series solutions. The stiffness matrices are derived rigorously using the homogeneous form of the simultaneous ordinary differential equations. The present beam formulation includes the mechanical characteristics such as the non-symmetric cross-section, the thickness-curvature effect, the shear effects due to bending and restrained warping, the second-order terms of semitangential rotation, the Wagner effect, and the foundation effects. The equilibrium equations and force-deformation relationships are derived from the energy principle and expressions for displacement parameters are derived based on power series expansions of displacement components. Finally the element stiffness matrix is determined using force-deformation relationships. In order to verify the accuracy and validity of this study, the numerical solutions by the proposed method are presented and compared with the finite element solutions using the classical isoparametric curved beam elements and other researchers' analytical solutions.

Analytical model for the composite effect of coupled beams with discrete shear connectors

  • Zheng, Tianxin;Lu, Yong;Usmani, Asif
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.52 no.2
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    • pp.369-389
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    • 2014
  • Two-layer coupled or composite beams with discrete shear connectors of finite dimensions are commonly encountered in pre-fabricated construction. This paper presents the development of simplified closed-form solutions for such type of coupled beams for practical applications. A new coupled beam element is proposed to represent the unconnected segments in the beam. General solutions are then developed by an inductive method based on the results from the finite element analysis. A modification is subsequently considered to account for the effect of local deformations. For typical cases where the local deformation is primarily concerned about its distribution over the depth of the coupled beam, empirical modification factors are developed based on parametric calculations using finite element models. The developed analytical method for the coupled beams in question is simple, sufficiently accurate, and suitable for quick calculation in engineering practice.

Analysis of composite plates using various plate theories -Part 2: Finite element model and numerical results

  • Bose, P.;Reddy, J.N.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.6 no.7
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    • pp.727-746
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    • 1998
  • Finite element models and numerical results are presented for bending and natural vibration using the unified third-order plate theory developed in Part 1 of this paper. The unified third-order theory contains the classical, first-order, and other third-order plate theories as special cases. Analytical solutions are developed using the Navier and L$\acute{e}$vy solution procedures (see Part 1 of the paper). Displacement finite element models of the unified third-order theory are developed herein. The finite element models are based on $C^0$ interpolation of the inplane displacements and rotation functions and $C^1$ interpolation of the transverse deflection. Numerical results of bending and natural vibration are presented to evaluate the accuracy of various plate theories.

Numerical Models for Atmospheric Diffusion Problems by Pseudospectral Method (1) - Atmospheric Diffusion Equations and Spectral Model - (의사스펙트로법에 의한 대기확산형상의 수치모델(1) - 대기확산방정식과 스펙트로모델 -)

  • 김선태;장영기
    • Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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    • v.7 no.3
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    • pp.189-196
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    • 1991
  • In recent years spectral methods have been found to be a powerful tool for the numerical solution of hynamic differential equations. The main attraction of spectral method is accuracy even though it is generally difficult to implement and solve the complex problems using spectral method. We introduced diffusion equations describing the state of air pollution and solved by pseutospectral method in dimensionless form. The results were compared with both those of other numerical methods and analytical solutions. Comparing with finite difference method and finite element method, spectral method shows the highest accuracy for one dimension problem in this study. Also, the results of two dimensional diffusion problems show good agreement with analytical solutions.

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