Set of field equations for thick shell of revolution made of functionally graded materials in curvilinear coordinate system/ Lauko lygciu taikymas aprasant storus sukinio formos kevalus, pagamintus is funkciskai pagerintu medziagu kreivineje koordinaciu sistemoje.
Nejad, M. Zamani ; Rahimi, G.H. ; Ghannad, M. 等
1. Introduction
Nonhomogeneous material systems with gradual variation in
properties are collectively referred to as functionally graded materials
or FGMs. (FGMs) used initially as thermal barrier materials for
aerospace structural applications and fusion reactors are now developed
for the general use as structural components in high temperature
environments and being strongly considered as a potential structural
material candidate for the design of high speed aerospace vehicles.
Further, these materials are inhomogeneous, in the sense that the
material properties vary smoothly and continuously in one or more
directions, and obtained by changing the volume fraction of the
constituent materials [1]. In the past few years, some researchers began
to pay attention to contact problem of functionally graded materials.
Thick shells of revolution of functionally graded materials have
been of great interest in many engineering applications. A body of
revolution is obtained by rotating a plane area 360[degrees] about an
axis in its plane. These bodies may be either solid or hollow. If they
are hollow, they may be called shells of revolution. Circular cylinders,
spheres, cones, ellipsoids, paraboloids, and hyperboloids are just some
of the shapes which bodies of revolution may take and are frequently
used in various industries because of their great structural efficiency.
There are a number of publications on field equations, equations of
motion, for thin or moderately thick shells of revolution. Flugge [2],
Timoshenko and Woinowsky-Krieger [3] have provided an adequate
description of the geometry and the coordinate system for thin shells of
revolution. In these derivations, simple kinematic assumptions are made
about the variation of the displacements through the thickness, the
result being that a three-dimensional theory is reduced to a
two-dimensional one by the middle surface displacements. The
twodimensional models which already exist have a number of shortcomings.
This is especially the case when we deal with thick and very thick
shells. In order to analyze static or dynamic displacements and
stresses, and free and forced vibrations for such shells, there must be
a threedimensional theory. The equations of equilibrium or motion
derived could be solved by the exact method or the approximate method.
Using tensor analysis, which is extremely useful especially for
three-dimensional problems in any curvilinear coordinate system, a
number of researchers, including Fung [4], Green and Zerna [5] have
developed the general theory of elasticity.
A lot of research has been carried out into general thick-walled
shells [6, 7], thick-walled cylindrical shells [8-16], thick-walled
spherical shells [17, 18], thick-walled conical shells [19-21],
thick-walled elliptical [22], helicoidal [23] and toroidal shells [24].
The field equations derived for thick shells of revolution were
considered for the homogenous condition. A distinguishing feature of the
present paper is that for a thick shell of revolution with arbitrary
curvature and variable thickness made of functionally graded materials,
a set of field equations has been developed by tensor analysis in the
curvilinear coordinate system. However, to the best of the
researchers' knowledge, no extensive study has yet been carried out
on threedimensional displacement equations for thick shell of revolution
with of functionally graded materials.
2. Analysis
A surface of revolution is the result of the rotation of a plane
curve around an axis in its plane. The resulting curve is technically
called a meridian. The meridian of a thick shell of revolution with an
arbitrary curvature and variable thickness z is explained by Eq. (1), or
alternatively by Eq. (2)
R = H (x) (1)
R = R([phi]), x = x([phi]) (2)
According to Fig. 1, R represents the distance of one of its points
from the axis of rotation x - axis , and x represents the distance of
its points from the R - axis [phi] is the angle between the normal to
the meridian curve and the axis of revolution. [R.sub.1] and [R.sub.2],
shown in Fig. 1 are the two principal radii of curvature.
If Eq. (1) is used, these can be obtained using the following
equations
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (3)
It is also possible to calculate them using Eq. (2), as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (4)
Using Fig. 1, we can define the following equations
R = [R.sub.2] sin[phi] (5)
ds = [R.sub.1]d[phi] (6)
dR = dscos[phi] (7)
dx = dssin[phi] (8)
where ds is the line element of meridian. Based on Eqs. (5) to (8),
we have
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (9)
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED]
In Fig. 2, the cross-section of an arbitrary shell element of
variable thickness z is shown. The coordinate used is curve linear
coordinate system ([phi], [OMEGA], [THETA]), where [THETA] is the
meridional coordinate; [OMEGA] the normal distance from the midsurface
to an arbitrary point P; and [THETA] the circumferential angle. The two
faces on the top and bottom, shown in Fig. 2, are flat and normal to the
midsurface. The arbitrary point of P within the shell element could be
determined by [phi], [OMEGA] and [THETA].
In Fig. 2, r shows the radial distance of the arbitrary point P ,
which depends on meridional angle and the normal distance [OMEGA], as
r([phi], [OMEGA]) = R([phi]) + [OMEGA]sin[phi] (10)
By substituting R([phi]) defined in Eq. (5) in Eq. (10), we have
r([phi], [OMEGA] = [[R.sub.2]([phi] + [OMEGA]]sin[phi] (11)
The curvilinear coordinates ([phi], [OMEGA], [THETA]), using tensor
analysis, could be transformed to Cartesian coordinate ([x.sup.1],
[x.sup.2], [x.sup.3])
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (12)
In this equation, [OMEGA] and [THETA] must be within the following
ranges
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (13)
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED]
3. Field equations of elasticity
In order to develop field equations, base vectors, metric
coefficients and Christoffel symbols are used in the curvilinear
coordinates. If r is the position vector of an arbitrary point P , then
prior to deformation, the covariant base vectors [[??].sub.i] are
defined as follows
[[??].sub.i] = [[??].sub.j] (14)
where comma (,) represents partial differentiation with respect to
[phi], [OMEGA], and [THETA].
In the Cartesian coordinate systems, the covariant base vectors
[[??].sub.i] are given as follows.
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (15)
where
[R.sub.[OMEGA]] = [R.sub.1]([phi]) + [OMEGA] (16)
For the unstrained body, the contravariant base vectors
[[??].sub.i] are defined by
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (17)
where the Kronecker delta [[delta].sub.ij] is defined as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (18)
and i and j could take any positive integer value.
The contravariant base vectors [[??].sup.1], [[??].sup.2] and
[[??].sup.3] could be calculated using the following equations
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (19)
where
J = [[??].sub.1]([[??].sub.2] x [[??].sub.3]) (20)
By using the Eqs. (15), (19) and (20) we can obtain the
contravariant base vectors.
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (21)
Dot products of the base vector give a set of symmetric numbers
which are called metric coefficients. The covariant and contravariant
metric coefficients ([g.sub.ij] and [g.sup.ij]) are calculated using the
following equations
[g.sub.ij] = [[??].sub.i][[??].sub.j] (22)
[g.sub.ij] = [[??].sup.i][[??].sup.j] (23)
If the coordinate system is orthogonal, we have
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (24)
The nonvanishing covariant and contravariant metric coefficients,
which take the values other than zero, are given as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (25)
By definition, the Christoffel symbols of the second kind, which
have symmetric components, [[SIGMA].sup.k.sub.ij] =
[[SIGMA].sup.k.sub.ji], are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (26)
where [g.sup.j] represents spatial curvilinear coordinates in which
j = 1, 2, 3 correspond to [phi], [OMEGA], and [theta]. The non-vanishing
Christoffel symbols of the second kind, are defined by Eqs. (15), (21)
and (26) as
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (27)
All other components of the Christoffel symbols of the second kind
become zero.
Physical components related to stress tensor
([[sigma].sup.*.sub.if]) in general coordinate system are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (28)
where ^ = aJi are the components of stress tensor. In addition
cj = gkck (29)
where [[sigma].sup.k.sub.j] [not equal to] [[sigma].sup.j.sub.k]
are the mixed components of stress tensor.
Using the Eqs. (25), (28) and (29) mixed components of stress
tensor are obtained as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (30)
Components of displacement [u.sub.i] in the general coordinate
system are
[u.sub.i] = [square root of ([g.sub.ii][u.sup.*.sub.i])] (31)
where [u.sup.*.sub.i] are physical components of displacement.
Therefore
[u.sub.1] = [R.sub.[OMEGA]][u.sub.[psi]]
[u.sub.2] = [u.sub.[OMEGA]]
[u.sub.3] = r[u.sub.[theta]] (32)
Physical components of strain tensor [[epsilon].sup.*.sub.if] in
the general coordinate system are
[[epsilon].sup.*.sub.if] = [square root of ([g.sup.ii])][square
root of ([g.sup.jj])] [[epsilon].sub.ij] (33)
where [[epsilon].sub.ij] are the components of strain tensor and
are defined from the following equations
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (34)
Given the Eqs. (25), (27), (32) and (34), physical components of
strain tensor are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (35)
The physical stress-strain ([[sigma].sup.*.sub.ij] -
[[epsilon].sup.*.sub.ij]) relations in tensor form for a linearly
elastic material are given by
[[sigma].sup.*sub.ij] =
[lambda][[delta].sub.ij][[epsilon].sup.*.sub.kk] + 2
[mu][[epsilon].sup.*.sub.ij] (36)
where [lambda] and [mu] are the Lame constants. The constants are
related to Young's modulus E and Poisson's ratio u for an
isotropic solid by
[lambda] = E[upsilon]/(1+[upsilon])(1 - 2[upsilon]) (37)
[mu] = E/2(1 + [upsilon]) (38)
By using Eq. (36), the stress-strain relations in terms of the
physical components are obtained as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (39)
The equations of translational motion could be written compactly in
tensor form
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (40)
where the vertical bar (|) represents covariant differentiation.
Also, [f.sub.i] are components of the body force vector [??], per unit
volume; [rho] is the mass density per unit volume; [[??].sub.j] are the
covariant components of the acceleration of the volume in the deformed
body.
The covariant derivatives of a tensor of order two are also tensors
and are represented as
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (41)
where [A.sup.i.sub.j], are the mixed components of a typical tensor
of order two.
By substituting Eqs. (27) and (30) into Eq. (40), the equations of
motion in terms of the physical components could be derived as follows
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (42)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (43)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (44)
In deriving the Eqs. (42) to (44), was used the following
[r.sub.,[phi] = [R.sub.[OMEGA]] cos[phi] (45)
Combining Eqs. (35), (39) and (42) to (44), the displacement
equations of motion are obtained
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (46)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (47)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (48)
where the Lame constant derivatives are related to Young's
modulus E and Poisson's ratio [upsilon], as shown below.
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (49)
4. Solution for axisymmetric circular cylindrical state
In this section, a special case of thick shell of revolution, i.e.
thick-walled FGM cylinder ([partial derivative]/[partial
derivative][OMEGA] = [partial derivative]/[partial derivative]r, [phi] =
[pi]/2, [R.sub.[OMEGA]] [right arrow] [infinity]) with an inner radius
[r.sub.i], and thickness t, subjected to an internal pressures P, that
is axisymmetric, (Fig. 3), will be considered.
[FIGURE 3 OMITTED]
For axisymmetric case, in plane elasticity theory (PET), we have:
[u.sub.[theta]] = 0, [partial derivative]/[partial derivative][theta] =
0, [u.sub.[phi],i] = 0 and the Eqs. (43) yield the following equation:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (50)
where [[sigma].sub.rr] and [[sigma].sub.[theta][theta]] are the
radial and circumferential stress components, respectively. Equation
(50) is equilibrium equation in the radial direction, neglecting the
body force components.
By using Eqs. (35), the radial strain [[epsilon].sub.rr] and
circumferential strain [[epsilon].sub.[theta][theta]] are related to the
radial displacement [u.sub.r] by
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (51)
By using Eqs. (39) and (49), the stress-strain relations for
nonhomogenous and isotropic materials are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (52)
where A and B are related to Poisson's ratio u as Plane strain
condition:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (53)
Plane stress condition:
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (54)
Using Eqs. (50) to (54), the Navier equation in terms of the radial
displacement is
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (55)
The material properties are assumed to be radially dependent. Given
that the radial coordinate r is normalized as [bar.r] = r/[r.sub.i], the
module of elasticity through the wall thickness is assumed to vary as
follows.
E = [E.sub.i] [[bar.r].sup.[beta]] (56)
here [E.sub.i] is the module of elasticity at the inner surface r =
[r.sub.i], and [beta] is the inhomogeneity constants which are
determined empirically.
Since the analysis was carried out for thick wall cylindrical
pressure vessel of isotropic FGM, and given that the variation of
Poisson's ratio, [upsilon], for engineering materials is small, the
Poisson's ratio is assumed as constant.
By substituting Eq. (56) into Eq. (55), the Navier equation would
be
[r.sup.2][u.sub.r,rr] + ([beta] + 1)r[u.sub.r,r] +
([[upsilon].sup.*][beta] - 1) [u.sub.r] = 0 (57)
where [[upsilon].sup.*] = B/A
Equation (57) is the nonhomogeneous Euler-Caushy equation whose
complete solution is
[u.sub.r] = [C.sub.1][r.sup.m1] + [C.sub.2][r.sup.m2] (58)
where [m.sub.1] and [m.sub.2] are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (59)
By substituting Eq. (58) into Eqs. (51) and (52), the radial stress
is obtained as
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (60)
To determine the constants [C.sub.1] and [C.sub.2], consider the
boundary conditions for stresses given by
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (61)
Substituting the boundary conditions (61) into Eq. (60) and solving
for [C.sub.1] and [C.sub.2], we obtain
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (62)
where k = 1 + t/[r.sub.i].
Hence, the radial stress, circumferential stress and radial
displacement are
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (63)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (64)
[MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSION NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII.] (65)
The analytical solution obtained in this section may be checked for
one example.
Example. Consider a hollow functionally graded cylinder of inner
radius [r.sub.i] = 40 mm , and the thickness t = 20 mm. The modulus of
elasticity at inner radius has the value of [E.sub.i] = 200 GPa . It is
also assumed that the Poisson's ratio, u , has a constant value of
0.3 . The applied internal pressure is 80MPa . In addition, [beta]
ranges from -2 to 2 . The range -2 [less than or equal to] [beta] [less
than or equal to] 2 to be used in the present study covers all the
values of coordinate exponent encountered in the references cited
earlier.
Displacement and stress distributions depending on an inhomogeneity
constant are compared with the solutions of the finite element method
(FEM) and are presented in the form of graphs.
The radial displacement along the radius for the conditions of
plane strain, and plane stress, is plotted in Figs. 4 and 5.
There is a decrease in the value of the radial displacement as
[beta] increases. Besides, for similar values of [beta], the value of
radial displacement is the highest for the plane stress condition and
for the plane strain the lowest. Figs. 6 and 7 show the distribution
radial and circumferential stresses in the radial direction. As [beta]
increases, so does the magnitude of the radial stress. For [beta] >
1, the circumferential stress increases as the radius increases whereas
for [beta] < 1 the circumferential stress along the radius decreases.
Given that [beta] = 1, the circumferential stress remains nearly
constant along the radius.
[FIGURE 4 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 5 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 6 OMITTED]
[FIGURE 7 OMITTED]
5. Conclusions
Assuming small strains, for thick shells of revolution, with
arbitrary curvature, variable thickness, and of functionally graded
materials, a set of partial differential equations in terms of
displacement components was developed, which could be useful for
analyzing the static and dynamic behavior. These consist of six
stress-strain relations, six strain-displacement relations, and three
equations of motion in terms of physical components. The equations are
expressed in terms of coordinates tangent and normal to the shell middle
surface. The relationships are combined to yield equations of motion in
terms of orthogonal displacement components taken in the meridional,
normal and circumferential directions. For various thick shells of
revolution, approximate solutions could be obtained by using proper
numerical methods. In addition, exact solutions of displacement
equations of motion are possible for some shell configurations, such as
constant thick-walled cylindrical and spherical shells. It is apparent
that exact solutions are highly significant in simplified versions of
real engineering problems.
Using the field equations derived in the present study, exact
solutions for stresses in a functionally graded materials pressurized
thick-walled hollow circular cylinder are obtained under generalized
plane strain and plane stress assumptions, respectively. The material
properties are assumed to vary nonlinearly in the radial direction, and
the Poisson's ratio is assumed constant. Depending on an
inhomogeneity constant, the displacements and stress distributions are
compared with the solutions of the finite element method and good
agreement are found. To show the effect of inhomogeneity on the stress
distributions, different values of [beta] were considered. Results show
that the inhomogeneous constant [beta] presented in the current study is
a useful parameter from a design point of view in that it can be
tailored to specific applications to control the stress distributions.
Thus, by selecting a proper value of [beta], it is possible for
engineers to design FGM pressurized thick hollow cylinder that can meet
some special requirements. It is also possible to find an optimum value
for the power law index [beta] such that the variation of stresses along
the radial direction is minimized, yielding optimum use of material.
Received April 16, 2009
Accepted May 29, 2009
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M. Zamani Nejad *, G.H. Rahimi **, M. Ghannad ***
* Mechanical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University,
Tehran, Iran, E-mail: mzamani@modares.ac.ir
** Mechanical Engineering Department, Tarbiat Modares University,
Tehran, Iran, E-mail: gh.rahimi.s@gmail.com
*** Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Shahrood University of
Technology, Shahrood, Iran, E-mail: ghannad.mehdi.@gmail.com