Viscoelastic bistable behaviour of antisymmetric laminated composite shells with time-temperature dependent properties
Autor: | Dandi Chen, Jie Yang, Shaofei Jiang, Huaping Wu, Guozhong Chai, Zheng Zhang, Helong Wu, Li Yang |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Materials science
Bistability Antisymmetric relation Mechanical Engineering Composite number Shell (structure) 02 engineering and technology Building and Construction 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Curvature Potential energy Viscoelasticity 020303 mechanical engineering & transports 0203 mechanical engineering Composite material 0210 nano-technology Material properties Civil and Structural Engineering |
Zdroj: | Thin-Walled Structures. 122:403-415 |
ISSN: | 0263-8231 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.tws.2017.10.036 |
Popis: | Due to the bistable characteristics, antisymmetric laminated ([+α/−α]n) composite bistable shells have been used as novel morphing structures in many engineering fields. Previous theoretical analyses were mainly based on the hypothesis that the composite shell is elastic, which leads to unexpected calculation and prediction errors. In this paper, the fiber reinforcements are assumed to be elastic while the matrix is treated as a viscoelastic material. The resulting viscoelastic material properties of the composite shell are obtained through the experimental test and numerical modeling. Based on the classical lamination theory, together with the principle of minimum potential energy and Maxwell viscoelasticity model, a theoretical model is developed to predict the bistable behaviour of those composite shells with viscoelastic material properties. Subsequently, the influences of applied temperature and relaxation time on the second stable configuration of bistable composite shells are analytically investigated. The results are then compared with those obtained from the experiments and numerical modeling. Comprehensive results show that the principal curvature of the shell's second stable state increases as the applied temperature and relaxation time increase. In contrast, the twisting curvature of the second stable shape generally decreases with the relaxation time increasing but increases with the applied temperature rising. |
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