One approach to determination of the ultimate load-bearing capacity of mechanical systems with softening elements
The fundamental provisions of the limiting load calculation theory are presented for a discrete mechanical system with softening elements. The method is based on the numerical determination of degenerate critical points for the potential function of the system. At these points there is a transition...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Samara State Technical University
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Vestnik Samarskogo Gosudarstvennogo Tehničeskogo Universiteta. Seriâ: Fiziko-Matematičeskie Nauki |
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| Online Access: | http://mi.mathnet.ru/eng/vsgtu1624 |
| Summary: | The fundamental provisions of the limiting load calculation theory are presented for a discrete mechanical system with softening elements. The method is based on the numerical determination of degenerate critical points for the potential function of the system. At these points there is a transition from the stability of the loading process to instability such as a catastrophe or a failure. This approach helps to avoid solving a large number of nonlinear equilibrium equations. The problem of determining the limiting internal pressure in a thin walled cylindrical tank is solved as an example. A unified potential specially defined for a flat square element of material in biaxial tension is used in developing a potential function of the system. It describes all stages of deformation including the softening stage. |
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| ISSN: | 1991-8615 2310-7081 |