MechanicsofLaminated CompositeStructures

NachiketaTiwari IndianInstituteofTechnologyKanpur

Lecture17 SemiInfinitePlates

LectureOverview
SolutionforCaseA Solution S l i f forC CaseB

SolutionforCaseA
Itmaybenotedhere,thatEqs.16.5through16.12arevalidforCasesA andB,becausetheproblemdefinitionforeithercasesissameexceptfor b boundary d conditions. diti A Asweh havenot tyet tapplied li db boundary d conditions, diti Equations16.516.12areapplicabletoCaseBaswell. BoundaryConditionsforCaseA
AsshowninFigure16.2,theBCsforthisplateare: BCs atx=a/2 uo =0 vo =0 Mx =0 wo =0 BCsatx=+a/2 a/2 Nx+ =0 Nxy+ =0 Mx+ =0 wo+ =0

SolutionforCaseA
Plugging1st setofBCs,i.e.uo =0andNx+ =0inEqs.16.5and16.6,yields:
C1 =C5 =0.

Thus,
Nx(x)=0 uo(x)=0 Ny(x)=0 (Eq.17.1)

Similarly,secondsetofBCs,i.e.vo =0andNxy+ =0yields:

C2 =C6 =0. Thus, Nxy(x)=0

vo(x)=0

(Eq.17.2)

Further, ,the3rd setofBCs,i.e., ,M0 =0, ,atx =a/ /2implies p ( (fromEq. q 16.9): )
0=qa2/8+C3a/2+C4 0=qa2/8 C3a/2+C4 Thus, C3 =0, C4 =qa2/8,and (forx =+a/2) (forx =a/2) Mx =q(a2/4 x2)/2 (Eq.17.3)

SolutionforCaseA
Finally,plugging4th setofBCs,i.e.w0 =0,atx =a/2inEqs.16.11,and alsousingEq.17.3,yieldsfollowingtwosimultaneousequations.
0={qa4/384 / +C3a3/48 / +C4a2/8 / +C7a/2 / +C8}/D / 11 0={qa4/384 C3a3/48 +C4a2/8 C7a/2+C8}/D11 Thus, C8 =5qa2/384,and C7 =0, wo(x)={16(x/a)4/24+24(x/a)2/16 5}(qa4)/(384D11) Also, My =(D12/ D11)Mx

(Eq.17.4)

and

Mxy =0

(Eq.17.5)

Equations17.1through17.5constitutethesolutionforCaseA.

CommentsonSolutionforCaseA
ItisseenfromEqs.17.1through17.5,thatthesolutionsformidplane displacements,resultantforces,andresultantmomentsissymmetricwith respect tto t x axis. i However,asseeninFig.16.2,theboundaryconditionsforCaseAarenot symmetricaboutthexaxis.Further,eventhoughthebeamisfreeto moveinx directionatx =+a/2,thesolutionfordisplacementatthisend, uo,iszero.Therearetworeasonsforthis.
Presenceof fsymmetricl laminateensuresthat h there h isnocoupling l b between u(x)andMx.Hence,themomentimposedbyexternalloadintensityq,cannot createinplaneresultantforceNx,andthus,noinplanedisplacementinx direction d ect o is sgetting gett ggenerated. ge e ated. Further,wehaveassumedlinearityofstrainsinourstraindisplacement formulation.

CommentsonSolutionforCaseA
Next,considerFig.17.1(a),whichshowstheundeformedshapeofasmall portionoftheplatebeingcurrentlyanalyzed.
Fig.17.1(a):Undeformed Shape ofaSmallPortionofPlate SubjectedtoVariousLoadsand MomentswhichmayChangeIts Curvature

CommentsonSolutionforCaseA

Fig.17.1(b):Anticlasticcurvature inplateunderloadsand moments

CommentsonSolutionforCaseA
Thisplate, Thi l t has h th threef forces/moments / t acting ti onthe th laminate. l i t Th Theseare;q, Mx,andMy.Allotherforceshavebeenfoundtobezeroasperour calculations. SurfaceABCDisthemidplanefortheplateinFig.17.1a.Now,becausein planedisplacements(uo,andvo )andcurvaturedwo/dy formidplane ABCDarezero(see ( Eqs. E 17.1 17 1and d17.2), 17 2) lines li AB, AB and dCD, CD which hi hwere straightpriortodeformation,willremainstraightafterdeformationas well.Thisiscounterintuitive,asexternalloadq wouldtendtoinduce curvatureontheselinesegments. segments However,presenceofnonzeroMy ensuresthattheselinesegments remain i straight. t i ht This Thi is i explained l i dasfollows. f ll

CommentsonSolutionforCaseA
Verticalforceduetoq isbalancedbyMx,andMy.However, However giventhat My/Mx equalsD12/D11,andtypically,D12 <<D11,q ispredominantly balancedbyMx. However,inabsenceofMy platewouldcurveasshowninFig.17.1b,anda straightlineAB,wouldcurveupwardstopositionABduetoload. Thiscurvature, curvature whichwouldhaveexistedinabsenceofMy,isknownas anticlasticcurvature. However,thepresenceofnonzeroMy causessegmentABtobecome onceagainstraight. Also,notethatMy isnonzerobecauseD12 isnonzero,andthelatterterm isdirectlyproportionaltoPoissons Poisson sratio 12.Hence, Hence presenceofMy,and straighteningofABisademonstrationofPoissonseffect.
Finally,absenceofMy wouldhaveinducedanonzerocurvatureinthey di ti This direction. Thi would ldhave h violated i l t dth thecondition diti that th tpartial ti lderivatives d i ti in i theydirectionshouldbezero.Hence,weseethatitisthematerial,which drivestheconditionthatpartialderivativeintheydirectionshouldbezero.

SolutionforCaseB
CaseBissimilartoCaseA A,exceptforsomedifferencesininplane boundaryconditions.BCsforCaseBaregivenbelow.
BCs atx=a/2 uo =0 vo =0 Mx =0 wo =0 BCsatx=+a/2 uo+ =0 Vo+ =0 Mx+ =0 wo+ =0

Plugging1st setofBCs,i.e.uo =0atx=a/2inEqs.16.5and16.6,yields:

C1 =C5 =0.Thus, , Nx(x)=0 uo(x)=0 Ny(x)=0 (Eq.17.6)

Similarly,secondsetofBCs,i.e.vo =0atx=a/2yields:
C2 =C6 =0.Thus, vo(x)=0 Nxy(x)=0 (Eq.17.7)

SincetheoutofplaneproblemisidenticaltothatofCaseA, A andsinceitisnot coupledwiththeinplaneproblem(because[B]iszero),thus,thesolutionfor outofplaneproblemissameasthatforCaseA.