{"title":"Compound influence of surface and flexoelectric effects on static bending response of hybrid composite nanorod","authors":"K. B. Shingare, Susmita Naskar","doi":"10.1177/03093247221096518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221096518","url":null,"abstract":"Nanoscale beams and rods are extensively used in several nano-electro-mechanical systems (NEMS) and their applications such as sensors and actuators. The surface and flexoelectricity phenomena have an extensive effect on nanosized structures and are related to their scale-dependent characteristics. This article presents the effect of different surface parameters and flexoelectricity on the electrostatic response of graphene-reinforced hybrid composite (GRHC) nanorods (NRs) using the theory of linear piezoelectricity, Euler-Bernoulli (EB), and Galerkin residual method. Based on these theories, the theoretical and finite element (FE) model is produced to investigate the static bending deflection of GRHC NRs when subjected to point and uniformly distributed load (UDL) considering different boundary conditions: cantilever (FC), fixed-fixed (FF), and simply supported (SS). This proposed FE model provides a useful tool for analyzing and investigating the outcomes of analytical models, which are found to be in good agreement. Our results presented in this article reveal that the effect of surface and flexoelectricity on the static bending response of GRHC NRs is noteworthy. These effects diminish with increased thickness/diameter of NR, and hence, these effects can be neglected for large-sized structures. The results presented here would help to identify the desired electrostatic response of GRHC NRs in terms of static bending response for a range of NEMS using different loading and boundary conditions as well as graphene volume fraction. This current study offers pathways for developing new proficient novel GRHC materials with enhanced control authority and present models can be exploited for numerous other materials as well as line-type structural systems such as beams, wires, rods, column/piers, and piles to study their global response.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79219816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear dynamics of flexible diaphragm coupling’s rotor system during maneuvering flight","authors":"Yinxin Yu, Kangkang Ding, Tianyu Zhao, Kuan Li","doi":"10.1177/03093247221095281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221095281","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the flexible multi-diaphragm coupling which is used as flexible power transmission shaft of the aeroengine accessory is taken as the research object, and the coupling stiffness matrix and axial nonlinear stiffness of the diaphragms are considered in the coupling rotor system. On this basis, in order to consider the influence of aircraft maneuvering load, in non-inertial system the bending-pendular-axial coupled differential equations of flexible diaphragm coupling were established by Lagrange method. The modal characteristics of the flexible diaphragm coupling were analyzed and compared with the finite element solutions, and the correctness of model is verified. Runge-Kutta method is used to solve and analyze the influence of different maneuvering flight conditions on the vibration characteristics of the flexible diaphragm coupling. The research indicates that the coupling between diaphragm’s axial and radial stiffness leads to the right shift of resonant region, the increase of resonance peak value, and the nonlinear characteristics of amplitude-frequency curve such as jump and multi-value. In the non-inertial system, only the installation distance a of the flexible diaphragm coupling along the wingspan leads to the increase of the axial deformation offset of the flexible diaphragm coupling in the rolling flight state. The increase of climbing or diving angular velocity makes the flexible diaphragm coupling’s vibration changes from single period to multi-period, bifurcation or chaos state; With the increase of diving angular velocity and rolling angular velocity, the axial critical speed gradually increases; Each flight condition not only affects the vibration characteristics, but also causes the axial, radial and angular deformation of the flexible diaphragm coupling to a certain extent. This study provided a theoretical basis and method for the design and analysis of diaphragm coupling.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74291493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A mesh refinement scheme for fourth order bi-harmonic equation of mixed boundary-value elastic problems","authors":"A. I. Khan, P. Sarkar, A. Akanda","doi":"10.1177/03093247221097031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221097031","url":null,"abstract":"Fourth order bi-harmonic equation is extensively used for stress-strain analysis of mixed boundary-value elastic problems. However, currently existing uniform mesh scheme based on finite difference method (FDM) needs vast amount of computational resources and efforts for an acceptable solution. Therefore, in this study, a mesh refinement (MR) scheme based on FDM is developed to solve fourth order bi-harmonic equation effectively. The developed MR scheme allows high resolution computation in sub-domains of interest and relatively low resolution in other regions which overcomes the memory exhausting problems associating with the traditional uniform mesh based FDM. In this paper, sub-domain that needs high resolution (mesh refinement) are identified based on gradient of stress and displacement vectors. A very high gradient in any region signifies the need of fine mesh because coarse grained meshes are not adequate to capture the sharply changing stresses or displacements. Once the sub-domains of interest are identified, the mesh refinement is done by splitting course meshes into smaller meshes. Several new stencils are created to satisfy the fourth order by harmonic equation and associated boundary conditions over the various sizes of meshes. The developed MR scheme has been applied to solve several classical mixed boundary-value elastic problems to show its applicability. In addition, the validity, effectiveness, and superiority of the MR scheme have been established by comparing of obtained solutions with uniform mesh results, finite element method (FEM) results, and the well-known analytical results. Our results show that the developed MR scheme can provide a more reliable and accurate result than the conventional uniform mesh scheme with a reduced number of equations, thus, saves a huge amount of computational memory.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-05-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80840519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flat and rounded contacts: Modelling the effect of a moment with application to fretting fatigue tests","authors":"J.P.J. Truelove, D. Hills, Luke E Blades","doi":"10.1177/03093247221089548","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221089548","url":null,"abstract":"The problem of elastic indentation by a punch having the form of a flat front face but with edge rounding, and subject to both a normal load and moment, indenting an elastically similar half-plane is considered. Contact pressure in the neighbourhood of the edges shows a local peak, and the object of the paper is to show how different combinations of normal load and moment can give rise to the same near edge behaviour and peak pressure. The result found is very simple, and of direct practical application in fretting fatigue studies, both analytical and experimental.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-04-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88580117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadimul Haque Faisal, Lindsay ‐ Scott, Findlay Booth, S. Duncan, Abbi McLeod, Mohamad Ghazi Droubi, J. Njuguna
{"title":"Effect of fillers on compression loading performance of modified re-entrant honeycomb auxetic sandwich structures","authors":"Nadimul Haque Faisal, Lindsay ‐ Scott, Findlay Booth, S. Duncan, Abbi McLeod, Mohamad Ghazi Droubi, J. Njuguna","doi":"10.1177/03093247221083210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221083210","url":null,"abstract":"The auxetic sandwich panels for structures have been designed to provide impact protection. The aim of this work is to modify an auxetic (re-entrant) honeycomb cell to reduce the stress concentrations within the cell structure, and further enhancement of this design. The auxetic structure was filled to achieve a greater energy absorbance and enhance safety applications. Analytical and elastic three-dimensional finite element approaches were used to investigate the structural strength performance. The basic model (i.e. modified re-entrant strut cell design) consisted of the honeycomb auxetic polypropylene (PP) structure sandwiched between two steel plates (known as safety panels) which were placed under static compression loading. The cell geometry and size were then modified to reduce the stress concentration zones. The structure cells were filled with silly putty and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) foam. The effect of the filling the cells on the stress concentration and energy absorbance were analysed using elastic stress and deformation analysis methods. During the stress path analysis, it was found that an increase in Young’s modulus of the filling was directly proportional to a decrease in internal stresses. It was concluded that while filling the basic model with soft materials reduced the stress concentration, but it led to a reduction in the energy absorbance capability. Further on, the lower stress produced by the enhanced could be useful to prevent significant penetration of the protective panel. Compared to similar structures of steel, auxetic foam panels have the advantage of having only a fraction of the weight and being corrosion resistant at the same time as keeping impact strength. Graphical abstract","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88719840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optimal shaft-hub connections","authors":"Niels Leergaard Pedersen","doi":"10.1177/03093247221080016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221080016","url":null,"abstract":"In all power transmitting machines the shaft-hub connection has a large impact on the overall machine size, if the strength can be increased we can reduce the size. The connection between shaft and hub is a machine element with many possible designs available and described in standards. The connection can be either permanent or changeable, the goal is in all cases to have as high a strength for the connection as possible. Focus is in the present paper on the connections with easy assembly and disassembly, that is, on positive connections (geometrically locked). The designs specified in standards are traditionally made with straight lines and circular arches. Alternatively the involute spline can be used. For this case the cutting tool shape is made with straight lines and circular arches. Present standard designs are not made with minimum stress concentrations as the main objective, other features as for example, easy manufacturing has the primary importance. In the present paper we show how the involute spline design can be significantly improved in relation to strength maximization by reducing the maximum stress. The maximum stress can in many cases be reduced by more than 54 % relative to standard design.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77481292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sen-Yung Lee, Cho-Pei Jiang, C. Lee, Weicheng Huang, Yung-Chang Cheng
{"title":"Optimization of design and fatigue simulations for an electric assisted bicycle frame using uniform design and grey relational analysis","authors":"Sen-Yung Lee, Cho-Pei Jiang, C. Lee, Weicheng Huang, Yung-Chang Cheng","doi":"10.1177/03093247221081587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221081587","url":null,"abstract":"The electric assisted bicycle is the new transportation tool in the 21st century. The proposal of this article is to upgrade the fatigue safety factor for an electric assisted bicycle frame by integrating the uniform design, Kriging interpolation, entropy weighting method, grey relational analysis, and genetic algorithm. According to EN 15194 standard, the main objective function, the fatigue safety factor for an electric assisted bicycle frame is examined by ANSYS/Workbench software under three fatigue testing simulations. Five geometry parameters of an electric assisted bicycle frame are nominated to be the improved control factors. Since all control factors are continuous in the design space, the uniform design is certainly developed to construct a series of simulation experiments. For each model in the uniform design table, the fatigue finite element analysis is utilized to calculate the fatigue safety factor. Applying the multi-objective optimization procedure, the optimal design version of an electric bicycle frame has been obtained. For the fatigue safety factor, the revised design model has a maximum improvement of 19.59% when compared to the original design. Summery, the fatigue safety factor has been effectively elevated by executing the innovative multi-objective optimization procedure for an electric assisted bicycle frame system.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83685383","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Finite element analysis, prediction, and optimization of residual stresses in multi-pass arc welding with experimental evaluation","authors":"Behzad Amirsalari, S. Golabi","doi":"10.1177/03093247221078637","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221078637","url":null,"abstract":"Prediction and reduction of unwanted tensile Residual Stress of welded stainless-steel plates is presented in this paper. Validated finite element analysis and Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is employed to simulate and mathematically model the process, respectively. Taguchi design of experiments tool is utilized to generate input data for finite element analyses and also to choose the most accurate ANN structures. RSs are minimized using three methods: Taguchi suggestion, Comprehensive factorial search, and Particle Swarm Optimization, whose accuracy and response pace increases and decreases respectively in this order. Furthermore, adding and removing extra weld lines was proposed to reduce unwanted residual stresses by up to 50%. Finally, the shapes and amounts of results are experimentally verified using contour method and proposed novel application of roughness testing. Micro-grain structures of the welded samples were also investigated, and RSs were discussed considering metallography images.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87957645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Wu, B. Qiang, X. Liao, Yanmei Huang, Changrong Yao, Yadong Li
{"title":"Hole-drilling method eccentricity error correction using a convolutional neural network","authors":"Jun Wu, B. Qiang, X. Liao, Yanmei Huang, Changrong Yao, Yadong Li","doi":"10.1177/03093247221080013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221080013","url":null,"abstract":"Hole eccentricity is an important error source when residual stress is measured via the hole-drilling method. The conventional ways to correct eccentricity error for hole-drilling residual stress measurement rely on complicated mathematical processes and are difficult to use. To overcome this shortcoming, this paper proposes a method that uses a convolutional neural network to correct for the hole-drilling method eccentricity error. First, the hole-drilling method measurement process in uniform biaxial stress field is simulated via the finite element method. The influence of the eccentric distance, eccentric angle, and stress ratio on the strain measurement error is discussed. Then, a convolutional neural network is trained using simulated data and the hole-drilling method strain measurement error is predicted for arbitrary eccentricity conditions. Finally, the residual stress is corrected by introducing the strain error into its equation. The simulated residual stresses of ten eccentric measurement points in predefined stress fields are corrected using this procedure to conducted numerical tests. The maximum error of simulated stresses decreased from 30.46% to −4.67% after correction. Therefore, the hole eccentricity has a significant influence on the residual stress measurement accuracy of hole-drilling method. The proposed correction method can effectively eliminate this error.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77274021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bending analysis of nanobeams based on the integral form of nonlocal elasticity using the numerical Rayleigh-Ritz technique","authors":"M. F. Oskouie, R. Ansari, H. Rouhi","doi":"10.1177/03093247221076249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/03093247221076249","url":null,"abstract":"The nonlocal theory is commonly applied for nanomaterials due to its capability in considering size influences. Available studies have shown that the differential version of this theory is not suitable for some problems such as bending of cantilever nanobeams, and the integral version must be used to avoid obtaining inconsistent results. Therefore, an attempt is made in this paper to propose an efficient variational formulation based on the integral nonlocal model for the analysis of nanobeams. The formulation is developed in a general form so that it can be used for arbitrary kernel functions. The nanobeams are modeled using the Bernoulli-Euler beam theory, and their bending behavior is analyzed. Derivation of governing equations is performed according to an energy-based approach. Also, a numerical approach based on the Rayleigh-Ritz method is developed for the solution of problem. Moreover, the results of integral and differential models are compared. It is revealed that by the proposed numerical solution, the paradox in the behavior of nanocantilever is resolved.","PeriodicalId":50038,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80717391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}