Liang, Y. and Izzuddin, B.A. (2015) Nonlinear analysis of laminated shells with alternating stiff/soft lay-up. Composite Structures, 133, pp. 1220-1236. (doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.08.043)
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Abstract
This paper proposes a multi-layer formulation for the nonlinear analysis of laminated shells with an alternating stiff/soft lay-up. The zigzag variation of planar displacements is taken into account by adding to the Reissner–Mindlin formulation a specific set of zigzag function which is effective for the considered lay-up. Furthermore, a piecewise linear through-thickness distribution of the material transverse shear strain is assumed, which agrees well with the real distribution. The proposed lamination model with a low-order nonlinear strain–displacement relationship is incorporated within a co-rotational framework for geometric nonlinear analysis, thus upgrading the low-order local element formulation to large displacement analysis with relative ease. In addition, a local shell system is employed for direct definition of the additional zigzag displacement fields and associated parameters, which are thus excluded from the large displacement co-rotational transformations. The application of the proposed laminated shell modelling approach is illustrated in this paper for a 9-noded co-rotational shell element, which utilises the Mixed Interpolation of Tensorial Components (MITC) method in the local system for overcoming locking effects. Several linear and nonlinear numerical examples of multi-layer shell structures with alternating stiff/soft lay-ups are used to illustrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed modelling approach.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Liang, Dr Yating |
| Authors: | Liang, Y., and Izzuddin, B.A. |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Infrastructure and Environment |
| Journal Name: | Composite Structures |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0263-8223 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1879-1085 |
| Published Online: | 17 August 2015 |
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