Effects of Support Conditions to the Post-Buckling Behaviors of Axially Functionally Graded Material Rods

Abstract:

The effects of support conditions to the post-buckling behaviors of rod structures made of Axially Functionally Graded Material (AFGM) are presented. The material property of the rod member is assumed to vary linearly in the axis direction of the member. The non-linear material property of the rod element is formulated in the Finite Element context. The consistent shape functions for the rod element were developed to take into account the varying material property in the finite element formulation. The geometrically non-linear behavior of the rod element is formulated in the context of the updated co-rotational formulation. The non-linear equilibrium equations are solved by using the incremental and iterative procedures in combination with the arc-length control method. The influences of the material distribution on the post-buckling behaviors of the AFGM Williams’ toggle frames under various support conditions are highlighted. As a result, the graded between two materials can increase the post-buckling behaviors of the AFGM rod element regardless of the types of support conditions. The orientation of material distributions combined with the type of support condition can increase the performance of the rod element. The fixed-fixed support condition showed the highest performance of the AFGM rod element.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 730)
• Pages: 502-509
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.730.502
• Online since: February 2017
• Authors: Buntara Sthenly Gan*, Thanh Huong Trinh, Takahiro Hara, Dinh Kien Nguyen, Thi Thom Tran
• Keywords: Axially Functionally Graded Material, Finite Element Method (FEM), Post-Buckling Analysis, Rod Structures

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