The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method

Shape memory alloy has been used as actuator parts in aerospace industry since the 1970s. In recent years, this smart material has been used to improve structural behaviours. Due to environmental heating, the problem of buckling of thin composite structures of aerospace vehicles becomes significant....

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Main Authors: A. Rasid, Zainudin, Zahari, Rizal
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2011
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description Shape memory alloy has been used as actuator parts in aerospace industry since the 1970s. In recent years, this smart material has been used to improve structural behaviours. Due to environmental heating, the problem of buckling of thin composite structures of aerospace vehicles becomes significant. A numerical study on the buckling and post-buckling improvements of composite plates due to shape memory effect behaviour of the shape memory alloy is presented. The shape memory alloy wires were embedded within laminated composite plates to exploit the recovery stress induced by the shape memory alloy to improve the stiffness of the plates. The study was conducted on symmetric and anti-symmetric angle-ply and cross-ply composite plates. The methods of active property tuning and active strain energy tuning were applied to show the various effects of the shape memory alloy on the studied behaviours. A geometric non-linear finite element model of the shape memory alloy composite plates and its source code were developed. It was found that significant improvements occurred in the critical loads and the post-buckling paths of the symmetric and anti-symmetric angle-ply and the symmetric cross-ply composite plates due to the active strain energy tuning method. In the case of the anti-symmetric cross-ply composite plate where bifurcation point did not exist, the post-buckling path improved substantially too.
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spelling upm-454202020-08-05T07:21:00Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45420/ The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method A. Rasid, Zainudin Zahari, Rizal Shape memory alloy has been used as actuator parts in aerospace industry since the 1970s. In recent years, this smart material has been used to improve structural behaviours. Due to environmental heating, the problem of buckling of thin composite structures of aerospace vehicles becomes significant. A numerical study on the buckling and post-buckling improvements of composite plates due to shape memory effect behaviour of the shape memory alloy is presented. The shape memory alloy wires were embedded within laminated composite plates to exploit the recovery stress induced by the shape memory alloy to improve the stiffness of the plates. The study was conducted on symmetric and anti-symmetric angle-ply and cross-ply composite plates. The methods of active property tuning and active strain energy tuning were applied to show the various effects of the shape memory alloy on the studied behaviours. A geometric non-linear finite element model of the shape memory alloy composite plates and its source code were developed. It was found that significant improvements occurred in the critical loads and the post-buckling paths of the symmetric and anti-symmetric angle-ply and the symmetric cross-ply composite plates due to the active strain energy tuning method. In the case of the anti-symmetric cross-ply composite plate where bifurcation point did not exist, the post-buckling path improved substantially too. IEEE 2011 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/45420/1/The%20post-buckling%20improvement%20of%20the%20shape%20memory%20alloy%20composite%20plates%20through%20the%20active%20strain%20energy%20tuning%20using%20finite%20element%20method.pdf A. Rasid, Zainudin and Zahari, Rizal (2011) The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method. In: 2011 IEEE Symposium on Business, Engineering and Industrial Applications (ISBEIA 2011), 25-28 Sept. 2011, Bayview Hotel, Langkawi, Kedah. (pp. 564-569). 10.1109/ISBEIA.2011.6088882
spellingShingle A. Rasid, Zainudin
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The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title_full The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title_fullStr The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title_full_unstemmed The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title_short The post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
title_sort post-buckling improvement of the shape memory alloy composite plates through the active strain energy tuning using finite element method
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