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Using the ultrasonic tomography method to study the condition of wooden beams from historical buildngs
PublicationThe need to evaluate the integrity of wooden structural elements is constantly increasing. Non-destructive methods are becoming more popular in this field of research. One type of non-destructive testing is the ultrasonic imaging method, which allows the analysis of internal wood structures without disturbing their state and integrity. In this study, we are interested in assessing the effect of wood condition on the ultrasound...
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The method of analysis of damage reinforced concrete beams using terrestial laser scanning
PublicationThe authors present an analysis of the possibility to assess deformations and mechanisms of destructing bent reinforced concrete beams using the terrestrial laser scanning. As part of the experiments carried out at the Regional Laboratory of Construction of the Concrete Structures Division of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty at Gdansk University of Technology, the reinforced concrete beams were subjected to destruction...
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Force transfer and stress distribution in short cantilever deep beams loaded throughout the depth with a various reinforcement
PublicationDeep beams used as the main reinforced concrete structural elements which taking over the load and stiffening construction are often found in high-rise buildings. The architecture of these buildings is sometimes sophisticated and varied, arouse the admiration of the majority of recipients, and thus causing an engineering challenge to correctly design the structural system and force transfer. In such structures is important to shape...
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Size effect in concrete beams under bending – influence of the boundary layer and the numerical description of cracks
PublicationIn the paper the size effect phenomenon in concrete is analysed. The results of numerical simulations of using FEM on geometrically similar un-notched and notched concrete beams under bending are presented. Concrete beams of four different sizes and five different notch heights under three-point bending test were simulated. In total 18 beams were analysed. Two approaches were used to describe cracks in concrete. First, eXtended...
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HEAVE MOTION OF A VERTICAL CYLINDER WITH HEAVE PLATES
PublicationThe shape of a vertical cylinder resembles the classic form of a spar platform. Spar platforms are floating platforms that are successfully used in waters of great depths and have several advantages that mean they are readily used in the oil industry. Many of these advantages are also relevant to their application for offshore wind turbines, which is currently being considered. In the hydrodynamic analysis of spar platforms, the...
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Analysis of Asymmetrical Rolling Process of Multilayer Plates
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań numerycznych asymetrycznego procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych M1E-Al99,8-AlMg5. Modelowanie numeryczne procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych przeprowadzono w programie Forge 2D, którego obliczenia bazują na metodzie elementów skończonych. Przedstawione w pracy wyniki umożliwiły przeprowadzenie analizy procesu walcowania blach wielowarstwowych.
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Wave Propagation Modelling in Composite Plates with Damages
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono model i wyniki analizy propagacji fali spręzystej w płycie kompozytowej z uszkodzeniami.
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RMS-based damage detection in reinforced concrete beams: numerical simulations
PublicationImage-based damage detection methods using guided waves are well known and widely applied approaches in structural diagnostics. They are usually utilized in detection of surface damages or defects of plate-like structures. The article presents results of the study of applicability of imaging wave-based methods in detection in miniscule internal damage in the form of debonding. The investigations were carried out on numerical models...
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THE METHOD OF ANALYSIS OF DAMAGE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS USING TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING
PublicationThe authors present an analysis of the possibility to assess deformations and mode of failure of R-C beams using terrestrial laser scanning. As part of experiments carried out at the Regional Laboratory of Construction (at Gdansk University of Technology), reinforced concrete beams were subjected to destruction by bending and by shear. The process of press impact on the reinforced concrete beam was recorded using terrestrial laser...
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Sensitivity analysis of free torsional vibration frequencies of thin-walled laminated beams under axial load
PublicationThe paper addresses sensitivity analysis of free torsional vibration frequencies of thin-walled beams of bisymmetric open cross-section made of unidirectional fibre-reinforced laminate. The warping effect and the axial end load are taken into account. The consideration is based upon the classical theory of thin-walled beams of non-deformable cross-section. The first-order sensitivity variation of the frequencies is derived with...
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Debonding Size Estimation in Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Guided Wave-Based Method
PublicationThe following paper presents the results of the theoretical and experimental analysis of the influence of debonding size on guided wave propagation in reinforced concrete beams. The main aim of the paper is a development of a novel, baseline-free method for determining the total area of debonding between steel rebar embedded in a concrete cover on the basis of the average wave velocity or the time of flight. The correctness of...
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Identification and simulation of shells geometric initial imperfection
PublicationPrzedstawiono stochastyczną analizę stalowych zbiorników walcowych ze wstępnymi imperfekcjami geometrycznymi. Imperfekcje opisano za pomocą jednorodnych pól losowych.
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Exact resultant equilibrium conditions for intersecting shells
PublicationWyprowadzono ścisłe, globalne i lokalne warunki równowagi dla dwóch przecinających się powłok. Wspólna powierzchnia podstawowa powłoki składa się z czterech regularnych powierzchni materialnych, sztywno połączonych wzdłuż powierzchniowej krzywej osobliwej modelującej połączenie. Localne warunki równowagi otrzymano poprzez ścisłe całkowanie po grubości powłoki globalnych warunków równowagi mechaniki ośrodka ciągłego.
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Artificial Neural Network based fatigue life assessment of riveted joints in AA2024 aluminum alloy plates and optimization of riveted joints parameters
PublicationThe objective of this paper is to provide the fatigue life of riveted joints in AA2024 aluminum alloy plates and optimization of riveted joints parameters. At first, the fatigue life of the riveted joints in AA2024 aluminum alloy plates is obtained by experimental tests. Then, an artificial neural network is applied to estimate the fatigue life of riveted lap joints based on the number of lateral and longitudinal holes, punch pressure,...
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A general isogeometric finite element formulation for rotation‐free shells with in‐plane bending of embedded fibers
PublicationThis article presents a general, nonlinear isogeometric finite element formulation for rotation-free shells with embedded fibers that captures anisotropy in stretching, shearing, twisting, and bending - both in-plane and out-of-plane. These capabilities allow for the simulation of large sheets of heterogeneous and fibrous materials either with or without matrix, such as textiles, composites, and pantographic structures. The work...
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Chained machine learning model for predicting load capacity and ductility of steel fiber–reinforced concrete beams
PublicationOne of the main issues associated with steel fiber–reinforced concrete (SFRC) beams is the ability to anticipate their flexural response. With a comprehensive grid search, several stacked models (i.e., chained, parallel) consisting of various machine learning (ML) algorithms and artificial neural networks (ANNs) were developed to predict the flexural response of SFRC beams. The flexural performance of SFRC beams under bending was...
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Reference-free determination of debonding length in reinforced concrete beams using guided wave propagation
PublicationThis paper presents theoretical and experimental investigations of guided wave propagation in reinforced concrete beams, with pre-existing debonding between steel rebars and concrete blocks, for the purpose of damage detection. The primary aim of these investigations was a detailed analysis of the possible applications of wave propagation in single and multiple debonding detection in reinforced concrete structures and reference-free...
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Verification of selected calculation methods regarding shear strength in beams without web reinforcement
PublicationThe purpose of the article was to compare selected calculation methods regarding shear strength in reinforced concrete beams without web reinforcement. Several calculation methods were tested. This included codes: PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008, ACI 318-14 and fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010. The analysis also consists of authorial methods published in technical literature. Calculations of shear strengths were made based on experimental...
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Experimental Tests Of Sandwich Beams In The Design Process Of GFRP Shell Footbridge Structure
PublicationThe paper includes selected aspects of the study to elaborate architectural, material and construction design of pedestrian footbridge spans made of composite materials. The considered footbridge is a sandwich-type shell structure. The cooperation of PET foam core with outer lining surfaces is crucial for its load bearing capacity. The paper is aimed to experimental investigation of sandwich beams subjected to bending loading....
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FE investigations of the effect of fluctuating local tensile strength on coupled energetic-statistical size effect in concrete beams
PublicationThe effect of fluctuating local tensile strength on a coupled energetic-statistical size effect in plain concrete beams under bending was numerically investigated. First, the influence of varying autocorrelation length of the random field describing a spatial variation of local tensile strength was studied. Next, the influence of the coefficient of variation of local tensile strength was analyzed. The numerical FE investigations...
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SIMULATIONS OF FRACTURE IN CONCRETE BEAMS UNDER BENDING USING A CONTINUUM AND DISCRETE APPROACH
PublicationThe paper describes two-dimensional meso-scale results of fracture in notched concrete beams under bending. Concrete was modelled as a random heterogeneous 4-phase material composed of aggregate particles, cement matrix, interfacial transitional zones and air voids. Within continuum mechanics, the simulations were carried out with the finite element method based on a isotropic damage constitutive model enhanced by a characteristic...
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Local and global response of sandwich beams made of GFRP facings and PET foam core in three point bending test
PublicationIn the paper behaviour of laminated sandwich beams (FRP face sheet – PET foam core – FRP face sheet) subjected to three point bending is studied. The paper aim is to find practical descriptions enabling effective and accurate estimation of the elastic response, damage and failure of the beams, basing on experiments and static calculations. Therefore a number of tests are described, that were done on laminated coupons and foam specimens...
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Comparative analysis of the flow control over a circular cylinder with detached flexible and rigid splitter plates
PublicationA comparative study is performed on a circular cylinder with both flexible and rigid splitter plates (SPs). This study has the novelty of using single and dual detached SPs located downstream of the cylinder. The dimensionless gap distance between the first splitter plate and the cylinder as well as the distance between the SPs are varied. The strain of flexible SPs can be used for energy harvesting from the flow. Therefore, a...
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Experiments on damage development in metallic plates subjected to explosions
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania eksperymentalne rozwoju zniszczenia płyt metalowych pod wpływem eksplozji. Zaprezentowano opis badan statycznych i dynamicznych na płytach oraz opis badan jednoosiowych. Dla założonego modelu równania konstytutywnego przedstawiono sposób identyfikacji parametrów materiałowych.
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Discrepancies of energy values in dynamics of three intersecting plates
PublicationW pracy analizuje się lot konstrukcji powłokowej złożonej z trzech przecinających się powłok. Obciążeniem jest przestrzenny układ sił o zadanym trójkątnym przebiegu w czasie. Po ustaniu obciążenia powłoka doświadcza swobodnego lotu. Celem pracy jest dyskusja różnic wartości energii całkowitej układu w locie swobodnym jakie znane są w literaturze przedmiotu. W pracy przedstawiono także przykład weryfikujący zastosowane algorytmy...
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A new anisotropic bending model for nonlinear shells: Comparison with existing models and isogeometric finite element implementation
PublicationA new nonlinear hyperelastic bending model for shells formulated directly in surface form is presented, and compared to four existing prominent bending models. Through an essential set of elementary nonlinear bending test cases, the membrane and bending stresses of each model are examined analytically. Only the proposed bending model passes all the test cases, while the other bending models either fail or only pass the test cases for...
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Experimental Investigations of Fracture Process Using DIC in Plain and Reinforced Concrete Beams under Bending
PublicationThe fracture behaviour of concrete and reinforced concrete beams under quasi-static three-point bending was comprehensively investigated with experiments at laboratory scale. The eight various concrete mixes were tested. The influence of the shape, volume and size of aggregate particles and reinforcement on concrete fracture under bending was studied. Displacements on the surface of concrete beams were measured by means of the...
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Performance of isotropic constitutive laws in simulating failure mechanisms in scaled RC beams
PublicationResults of numerical calculations of reinforced concrete (RC) beams are presented. Based on experimental results on longitudinally reinforced specimens of different sizes and shapes are investigated. Four different continuum constitutive laws with isotropic softening are used: one defined within continuum damage mechanics, an elasto-plastic with the Rankine criterion in tension and the Drucker-Prager criterion in compression, a...
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Laminated shells in nonlinear six-parameter shell theory
PublicationW pracy proponowany jest związek konstytutywny dla powłoki warstwowej w ramach 6-paramatrowej nieliniowej teorii powłok z miarami odkształceń jak w ośrodku Cosseratów. Zaletą podejścia jest bezpośrednie zastosowanie inżynierskich stałych materiałowych.
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Stability analysis of multilayered composite shells with cut-outs
PublicationW pracy analizowana jest stateczność ściskanej osiowo kompozytowej powłoki warstwowej. Badany jest wpływ usytuowanego centralnie w powłoce kwadratowego otworu na stateczność konstrukcji. Obliczenia wykonano w programie NX-Nastran (wersja 6.0). Poziom obciążeń krytycznych wyznaczony został w rozwiązaniu liniowym (liniowy problem własny) oraz na drodze analizy przyrostowej z uwzględnieniem dużych przemieszczeń (statyka nieliniowa)....
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Composite shells in 6-field nonlinear shell theory
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono równanie konstytutywne uwzględniające wielowarstwowość materiału powłoki. Równania wyprowadzono bazując na podejściu Equivalent Single Layer
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Stability analysis of cylindrical composite shells in MSC/Nastran
PublicationW pracy badane jest zastosowanie systemu MSC/NASTRAN for Windows do analizy stateczności kompozytowych powłok cylindrycznych. Przeprowadzono obliczenia dla dwóch wybranych przykładów paneli cylindrycznych poddanych równomiernemu ściskaniu w kierunku tworzącej dokonując analizy zarówno w zakresie stateczności początkowej jak i problemu geometrycznie nieliniowego w procesie przyrostowym. Otrzymane wyniki w pełni potwierdziły bogate...
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On exact dynamic continuity conditions in the theory of branched shells
PublicationSformułowano ścisłe, wypadkowe, dynamiczne warunki ciągłości wzdłuż powierzchniowej krzywej osobliwej modelującej rozwidlenie w konstrukcji powłokowej. Warunki zostały wyprowadzone poprzez ścisłe całkowanie po grubości powłoki globalnych warunków równowagi mechaniki ośrodka ciągłego.
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On elasto-plastic analysis of thin shells with deformable junctions
PublicationPrzedstawiono nieliniowe warunki równowagi nieregularnej cienkiej powłoki w oparciu o zasadę prac wirtualnych. Wyprowadzono dwu-wymiarowe zależności konstytutywne w zakresie sprężysto-plastycznego zachowania sie powłoki poprzez podzial powłoki na n warstw oraz całkowanie trój-wymiarowych zależności konstytutywnych po wszystkich warstwach. Jako przykład przeanalizowano ciśnieniowe urządzenie pomiarowe z uwzględnieniem odkształcalności...
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Buckling of imperfect silo shells containing bulk solids.
PublicationOmówiono problem wyboczenia stalowych silosów wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Obliczenia wykonano dla płaskiego stanu odkształcenia i dla osiowo-symetrycznego. Zachowanie materiału sypkiego było modelowane mikropolarnym hypoplastycznym prawem materiałowym, a zachowanie ścian silosu mikropolarnym sprężysto-plastycznym prawe wg von Misesa. W obliczeniach uwzględniono różne imperfekcje na ścianach.
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Influence of bulk solids on the buckling strength of silo shells.
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki numerycznej nieliniowej analizy wyboczenia powłok silosowych pustych i wypełnionych materiałem sypkim. Obliczenia wykonano dla różnych imperfekcji w powłoce. Wyniki teoretyczne porównano z wynikami doświadczalnymi wykonanymi w Uniwersytecie Karlsruhe.
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SFEM Analysis of Beams with Scaled Lengths including Spatially Varying and Cross-Correlated Concrete Properties
PublicationThis paper presents the results obtained for plain concrete beams under four-point bending with spatially varying material properties. Beams of increasing length but constant depth were analyzed using the stochastic finite element method. Spatial fluctuation of a uniaxial tensile strength, fracture energy and elastic modulus was defined within cross-correlated random fields. The symmetrical Gauss probability distribution function...
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An isogeometric finite element formulation for geometrically exact Timoshenko beams with extensible directors
PublicationAn isogeometric finite element formulation for geometrically and materially nonlinear Timoshenko beams is presented, which incorporates in-plane deformation of the cross-section described by two extensible director vectors. Since those directors belong to the space R3, a configuration can be additively updated. The developed formulation allows direct application of nonlinear three-dimensional constitutive equations without zero...
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Nonlocalized thermal behavior of rotating micromachined beams under dynamic and thermodynamic loads
PublicationRotating micromachined beams are one of the most practical devices with several applications from power generation to aerospace industries. Moreover, recent advances in micromachining technology have led to huge interests in fabricating miniature turbines, gyroscopes and microsensors thanks to their high quality/reliability performances. To this end, this article is organized to examine the axial dynamic reaction of a rotating...
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Characterization of corrosion in reinforced concrete beams using destructive and non-destructive tests
PublicationThe paper presents both non-destructive and destructive experimental tests on steel-reinforced concrete beams subjected to electrochemical corrosion. To examine the condition and behavior of the specimens, destructive tests were carried out, i.e., a three-point bending together with a modulated ultrasonic wave test. In addition, a series of non-destructive experiments were conducted, such as the potential measurement method, low-frequency...
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Composite Beams with glass and reinforced or prestressed concrete - early stage of a theorethical and experimental analysis of a shear zone
PublicationThe aim of this article is to present a forgoing preparation for a theoretical and experimental analysis of a shear zone of a composite beams with glass and reinforced or prestressed concrete. Authors present their current knowledge, achievements and predicted challenges in later stages of the research. Properties of component materials are presented in the context of compensating weaknesses of one material with strengths of the...
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Damage detection in plates based on Lamb wavefront shape reconstruction
PublicationMany of the current studies in the area of damage detection using elastic wave propagation are based on deploying sensor networks with a large number of piezoelectric transducers to detect small-size cracks. A major limitation of these studies is that cracks are usually larger and have different shapes in real cases. Moreover, using a large number of sensing nodes for damage detection is both costly and computationally intensive....
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Constructional properties of polycarbonate plates for EURO 2012 Gdansk stadium
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań doświadczalnych dla płyt z poliwęglanu litego, które miały zostać wykorzystane jako materiał konstrukcyjno-osłonowy stadionu piłkarskiego na mistrzostwa Euro 2012 w Gdańsku. Zidentyfikowano moduł Younga oraz Poissona, wykonano próby cykliczne oraz pełzania. Właściwości mechaniczne poliwęglanu litego oceniono jako dobre, choć obawy budzą mikrorysy pojawiające się podczas badań w strukturze materiału.
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Ductile fracture prediction in thin metallic plates subjected to explosions
PublicationPraca dotyczy modelowania zniszczenia ciągłego. Zaprezentowano wyniki eksperymentów przeprowadzonych na płytach metalowych poddanych eksplozjom oraz wyniki jednoosiowych prób laboratoryjnych. Opisano przyjęty model prawa konstytutywnego oraz kryteriów zniszczenia. Przedstawiono identyfikację parametrów materiałowych dla przyjętego modelu. Zaprezentowano model numeryczny oraz wyniki symulacji które następnie porównano z wynikami...
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Relativistic electron beams above thunderclouds
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Unusual dynamics and nonlinear thermal self-focusing of initially focused magnetoacoustic beams in a plasma
PublicationUnusual thermal self-focusing of two-dimensional beams in plasma which axis is parallel to the equilibrium straight magnetic field is considered. The equi- librium parameters of plasma determine scenario of a beam divergence (usual or unusual) which is stronger as compared with a flow without magnetic field. Nonlinear thermal self-action of a magnetosonic beam behaves differently in the ordinary and unusual cases. Damping of wave...
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Verification of Selected Calculation Methods Regarding Shear Strength in Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Beams
PublicationThe purpose of this article was an attempt to compare selected calculation methods regarding shear strength in reinforced and prestressed concrete beams. Several calculation methods were tested. This included codes: PN-EN 1992-1-1:2008 [1], ACI 318- 14 [2] and fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 [3]. The analysis also consists of methods published in technical literature. Calculations of shear strengths were made based...
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On shear correction factors in the non-linear theory of elastic shells
PublicationW pracy wyprowadzono analitycznie wartości korekcyjnych współczynników ścinania dla ścinania poprzecznego oraz dla momentów owinięcia w ramach nieliniowej sześcioparametrowej teorii powłok. Wartości wyprowadzono poprzez odpowiednie sformułowanie komplementarnej energii sprężystej. Na drodze analizy przy pomocy MES, badano wpływ wartości współczynników na położenie punktów bifurkacji, deformacje, całkowitą energię sprężystą układu...
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Numerical analysis of laminated shells under in-plane axial compression
PublicationW pracy analizowana jest stateczność powłoki warstwowej poddanej osiowemu ściskaniu. Badany jest wpływ wariantów uwarstwienia oraz warunków podparcia krawędzi obciążonej na zachowanie konstrukcji. Wyniki numeryczne porównano z eksperymentem.
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On continuity conditions at the phase interface of two-phase elastic shells
PublicationW pracy rozwinięto ogólną nieliniową teorię powłok sprężystych podlegających przejściom fazowym typu martenzytowego. Przedstawione sformułowanie oparte jest na statycznie i kinematycznie ścisłym modelu powłokowym. Uwzględniono gęstośc energii odkształcenia, jak również siły i momenty zadane wzdłuż krzywoliniowego przejścia fazowego. W szczególności otrzymano statyczne warunki ciągłości wzdłuż koherentnego połączenia oraz połączenia...