Geometrically Nonlinear Transient Response of Laminated Plates with Nonlinear Elastic Restraints

To investigate the dynamic behavior of laminated plates with nonlinear elastic restraints, a varied constraint force model and a systematic numerical procedure are presented in this work. Several kinds of typical relationships of force-displacement for spring are established to simulate the nonlinea...

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Main Authors: Shaochong Yang, Qingsheng Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2189420
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Summary:To investigate the dynamic behavior of laminated plates with nonlinear elastic restraints, a varied constraint force model and a systematic numerical procedure are presented in this work. Several kinds of typical relationships of force-displacement for spring are established to simulate the nonlinear elastic restraints. In addition, considering the restraining moments of flexible pads, the pads are modeled by translational and rotational springs. The displacement- dependent constraint forces are added to the right-hand side of equations of motion and treated as additional applied loads. These loads can be explicitly defined, via an independent set of nonlinear load functions. The time histories of transverse displacements at typical points of the laminated plate are obtained through the transient analysis. Numerical examples show that the present method can effectively treat the geometrically nonlinear transient response of plates with nonlinear elastic restraints.
ISSN:1070-9622
1875-9203