Nonlinear stability of curved multi-phase composite panels: influence of agglomeration in randomly distributed carbon nanotubes with non-uniform in-plane loads
Nonlinear stability of curved multi-phase composite panels: influence of agglomeration in randomly distributed carbon nanotubes with non-uniform in-plane loads
The nonlinear stability characteristics of doubly curved panels made of three-phase composites with randomly dispersed carbon nanotubes [randomly dispersed carbon nanotube reinforced fiber composites (RD-CNTRFC)] subjected to practically relevant nonuniform in-plane loads are investigated in this study. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), when mixed with resin polymer, may give rise to bundles, termed as agglomerations, which can have a profound impact on the effective material properties. There exists a strong rationale to investigate the influence of such agglomeration on the nonlinear equilibrium path of panels, which can subsequently be included in the structural stability design process to enhance operational safety. A multistage, bottom-up numerical framework is developed here to probe the nonlinear stability characteristics. The effective material properties of RD-CNTRFC panels are determined using the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka approach and the Chamis method of homogenization. By considering von Kármán nonlinearity and Reddy's higher-order shear deformation theory, strain-displacement relations are established for the nonlinear stability analysis. The governing partial differential equations are simplified into nonlinear algebraic relations using Galerkin's method. Subsequently, by reducing the stiffness matrix neglecting the nonlinear terms and solving the Eigenvalue problem, we obtain critical load and nonlinear stability path of shell panels based on the arc-length approach. In the present study, various shell geometries such as cylindrical, elliptical, spherical, and hyperbolic shapes are modeled along with the flat plate-like geometry to investigate the nonlinear equilibrium paths, wherein a geometry-dependent programmable softening and hardening behavior emerges.
Doubly curved shells, Postbuckling analysis of composites, Programmable softening and hardening behavior, Randomly distributed carbon nanotubes (CNTs), Three-phase composites
Chakraborty, S.
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Naskar, S.
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Dey, T.
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Kumar, R.
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Mukhopadhyay, T.
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2 February 2024
Chakraborty, S.
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Naskar, S.
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Dey, T.
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Kumar, R.
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Mukhopadhyay, T.
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Chakraborty, S., Naskar, S., Dey, T., Kumar, R. and Mukhopadhyay, T.
(2024)
Nonlinear stability of curved multi-phase composite panels: influence of agglomeration in randomly distributed carbon nanotubes with non-uniform in-plane loads.
Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 37 (3), [04024015].
(doi:10.1061/JAEEEZ.ASENG-5297).
Abstract
The nonlinear stability characteristics of doubly curved panels made of three-phase composites with randomly dispersed carbon nanotubes [randomly dispersed carbon nanotube reinforced fiber composites (RD-CNTRFC)] subjected to practically relevant nonuniform in-plane loads are investigated in this study. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), when mixed with resin polymer, may give rise to bundles, termed as agglomerations, which can have a profound impact on the effective material properties. There exists a strong rationale to investigate the influence of such agglomeration on the nonlinear equilibrium path of panels, which can subsequently be included in the structural stability design process to enhance operational safety. A multistage, bottom-up numerical framework is developed here to probe the nonlinear stability characteristics. The effective material properties of RD-CNTRFC panels are determined using the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka approach and the Chamis method of homogenization. By considering von Kármán nonlinearity and Reddy's higher-order shear deformation theory, strain-displacement relations are established for the nonlinear stability analysis. The governing partial differential equations are simplified into nonlinear algebraic relations using Galerkin's method. Subsequently, by reducing the stiffness matrix neglecting the nonlinear terms and solving the Eigenvalue problem, we obtain critical load and nonlinear stability path of shell panels based on the arc-length approach. In the present study, various shell geometries such as cylindrical, elliptical, spherical, and hyperbolic shapes are modeled along with the flat plate-like geometry to investigate the nonlinear equilibrium paths, wherein a geometry-dependent programmable softening and hardening behavior emerges.
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Submitted date: 11 June 2023
Accepted/In Press date: 7 November 2023
e-pub ahead of print date: 2 February 2024
Published date: 2 February 2024
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Doubly curved shells, Postbuckling analysis of composites, Programmable softening and hardening behavior, Randomly distributed carbon nanotubes (CNTs), Three-phase composites
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