• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.53-74
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• 2002

Composites exhibit larger dispersion in their material properties compared to conventional materials due to larger number of parameters associated with their manufacturing processes. A $C^0$ finite element method has been used for arriving at an eigenvalue problem using higher order shear deformation theory for initial buckling of laminated composite plates. The material properties have been modeled as basic random variables. A mean-centered first order perturbation technique has been used to find the probabilistic characteristics of the buckling loads with different edge conditions. Results have been compared with Monte Carlo simulation, and those available in literature.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.335-346
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• 2011

This paper deals with the bifurcations of non-semi-simple eigenvalues at critical point of Hopf bifurcation to understand the dynamic behavior of the system. By using the Puiseux expansion, the expression of the bifurcation of non-semi-simple eigenvalues and the corresponding topological structure in the parameter space are obtained. The zero-order approximate solutions in the vicinity of the critical points at which the multiple Hopf bifurcation may occur are developed. A numerical example, the flutter problem of an airfoil in simplified model, is given to illustrate the application of the proposed method.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제64권6권
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• pp.751-763
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• 2017

This article deals with the buckling behaviour of multilayered magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) plate subjected to uniaxial and biaxial compressive (in-plane) loads. The constitutive equations of MEE material are used to derive a finite element (FE) formulation involving the coupling between electric, magnetic and elastic fields. The displacement field corresponding to first order shear deformation theory (FSDT) has been employed. The in-plane stress distribution within the MEE plate existing due to the enacted force is considered to be equivalent to the applied in-plane compressive load in the pre-buckling range. The same stress distribution is used to derive the potential energy functional. The non-dimensional critical buckling load is accomplished from the solution of allied linear eigenvalue problem. Influence of stacking sequence, span to thickness ratio, aspect ratio, load factor and boundary condition on critical buckling load and their corresponding mode shape is investigated. In addition, static deflection of MEE plate under the sinusoidal and the uniformly distributed load has been studied for different stacking sequences and boundary conditions.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 2008

We show the existence of a negative solution for the system of the following nonlinear wave equations with critical growth, under Dirichlet boundary condition and periodic condition $$u_{tt}-u_{xx}=au+b{\upsilon}+\frac{2{\alpha}}{{\alpha}+{\beta}}u_+^{\alpha-1}{\upsilon}_+^{\beta}+s{\phi}_{00}+f,\\{\upsilon}_{tt}-{\upsilon}_{xx}=cu+d{\upsilon}+\frac{2{\alpha}}{{\alpha}+{\beta}}u_+^{\alpha}{\upsilon}_+^{{\beta}-1}+t{\phi}_{00}+g,$$ where ${\alpha},{\beta}>1$ are real constants, $u_+={\max}\{u,0\},\;s,\;t{\in}R,\;{\phi}_{00}$ is the eigenfunction corresponding to the positive eigenvalue ${\lambda}_{00}$ of the wave operator and f, g are ${\pi}$-periodic, even in x and t and bounded functions.

• Korean Journal of Mathematics
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.355-362
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• 2008

We prove the existence of a unique positive solution for a class of systems of the following nonlinear suspension bridge equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions and periodic conditions $$\{{u_{tt}+u_{xxxx}+\frac{1}{4}u_{ttxx}+av^+={\phi}_{00}+{\epsilon}_1h_1(x,t)\;\;in\;(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}){\times}R,\\{v_{tt}+v_{xxxx}+\frac{1}{4}u_{ttxx}+bu^+={\phi}_{00}+{\epsilon}_2h_2(x,t)\;\;in\;(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}){\times}R,$$ where $u^+={\max}\{u,0\},\;{\epsilon}_1,\;{\epsilon}_2$ are small number and $h_1(x,t)$, $h_2(x,t)$ are bounded, ${\pi}$-periodic in t and even in x and t and ${\parallel} h_1{\parallel}={\parallel} h_2{\parallel}=1$. We first show that the system has a positive solution, and then prove the uniqueness by the contraction mapping principle on a Banach space

• 호남수학학술지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.723-732
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• 2007

We investigate the existence of solutions u(x, t) for a perturbation b[$(\xi+\eta+1)^+-1$] of the hyperbolic system with Dirichlet boundary condition (0.1) = $L\xi-{\mu}[(\xi+\eta+1)^+-1]+f$ in $(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\;{\times})\;\mathbb{R}$, $L\eta={\nu}[(\xi+\eta+1)^+-1]+f$ in $(-\frac{\pi}{2},\frac{\pi}{2}\;{\times})\;\mathbb{R}$ where $u^+$ = max{u,0}, ${\mu},\nu$ are nonzero constants. Here $\xi,\eta$ are periodic functions.

• 한국전산구조공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전산구조공학회 1996년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.55-61
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• 1996

In the present study, a numerical formulation procedure fer free vibration analysis of thin-walled horizontally curved multi-girder bridges is presented. The presented finite element procedure consists of curved and straight beam elements including warping degree of freedom. The homogeneous solutions of curved beam equations were used for shape functions in numerical formulation to achieve good convergence. In the straight beam element, the third order hermite polynomials were used fer shape functions. The Gupta method was used to solve the eigenvalue problem efficiently. The developed numerical procedure was applied to investigate the characteristics of free vibration of horizontally curved multi-girder bridges with varing subtended angle.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.261-264
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• 2000

This paper presents a method to identify the on-set of chatter by using the chatter frequency-spindle speed diagram for a milling spindle-workpiece system in face milling process. To this purpose, the eigenvalue problem approach using frequency response function is adopted for predicting both the chatter condition and chatter frequency. The chatter frequency -spindle speed diagram for various conditions is investigated throughout simulation and experiment to diagnose the chatter. The simulation and experimental results show that the chatter frequency-spindle speed diagram is useful for diagnosis of the on-set of chatter vibration.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.369-383
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• 1997

The classical theory of thin-walled members is unable to reflect the shear lag phenomenon since it is based on the assumption of no shearing strains in the middle surface of the walls. In this paper, an energy equation for the lateral buckling of thin-walled members has been derived which includes the effects of torsion, warping and, especially, the shearing strains which reflect the shear lag phenomenon. A numerical analysis for the lateral buckling of thin-walled members with openings by using Galerkin's method of weighted residuals has been presented. The proposed numerical values and the predictions by experiment for the lateral buckling loads are to agree closely in the paper. The results from these comparisons show that the proposed method here is capable of predicting the lateral buckling of thin-walled members with openings. The fast convergence of the results indicates the numerical stability of the method. By the study, a very complex practical eigenvalue problem is transformed into a very simple one of solving only a linear equation with one variable.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.425-436
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• 1996

An application of the perturbation method to optimum structural design with random parameters is presented. It is formulated on the basis of the first-order stochastic finite element perturbation method. It also takes into full account the stress, displacement and eigenvalue constraints, together with the rates of change of the random variables. A method for calculating the sensitivity coefficients in regard to the governing equation and the first-order perturbed equation has been derived, by using a direct differentiation approach. A gradient-based nonlinear programming technique is used to solve the problem. The numerical results are specifically noted, where the stiffness parameter and external load are treated as random variables.