Buckling and vibration analysis of laminated composite plate/shell structures via a smoothed quadrilateral flat shell element with in-plane rotations

Nguyen-Van, H. and Mai-Duy, N. and Karunasena, W. and Tran-Cong, T. (2011) Buckling and vibration analysis of laminated composite plate/shell structures via a smoothed quadrilateral flat shell element with in-plane rotations. Computers and Structures, 89 (7-8). pp. 612-625. ISSN 0045-7949

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Abstract

This paper presents buckling and free vibration analysis of composite plate/shell structures of various shapes, modulus ratios, span-to-thickness ratios, boundary conditions and lay-up sequences via a novel smoothed quadrilateral flat element. The element is developed by incorporating a strain smoothing technique into a flat shell approach. As a result, the evaluation of membrane, bending and geometric stiffness matrices are based on integration along the boundary of smoothing elements, which leads to accurate
numerical solutions even with badly-shaped elements. Numerical examples and comparison with other existing solutions show that the present element is efficient, accurate and free of locking.

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Item Type:	Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C)
Refereed:	Yes
Item Status:	Live Archive
Additional Information:	Accepted Version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher (Elsevier)
Faculty/School / Institute/Centre:	Historic - Faculty of Engineering and Surveying - Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
Date Deposited:	19 Jan 2012 00:08
Last Modified:	26 Aug 2014 21:31
Uncontrolled Keywords:	buckling response; natural vibration; laminated composite plate and shell; strain smoothing method; locking-free
Fields of Research :	01 Mathematical Sciences > 0103 Numerical and Computational Mathematics > 010302 Numerical Solution of Differential and Integral Equations 09 Engineering > 0913 Mechanical Engineering > 091304 Dynamics, Vibration and Vibration Control 09 Engineering > 0913 Mechanical Engineering > 091307 Numerical Modelling and Mechanical Characterisation
Socio-Economic Objective:	E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering E Expanding Knowledge > 97 Expanding Knowledge > 970101 Expanding Knowledge in the Mathematical Sciences
Identification Number or DOI:	10.1016/j.compstruc.2011.01.005
URI:	http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/20438

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