Steel and Composite Structures

Volume 48, Number 4, 2023, pages 443-459

DOI: 10.12989/scs.2023.48.4.443

Geometry impact on the stability behavior of cylindrical microstructures: Computer modeling and application for small-scale sport structures

Yunzhong Dai , Zhiyong Jiang , Kuan-yu Chen , Duquan Zuo , Mostafa habibi , H. Elhosiny Ali , Ibrahim Albaijan

Abstract

This paper investigates the stability of a bi-directional functionally graded (BD-FG) cylindrical beam made of imperfect concrete, taking into account size-dependency and the effect of geometry on its stability behavior. Both buckling and dynamic behavior are analyzed using the modified coupled stress theory and the classical beam theory. The BD-FG structure is created by using porosity-dependent FG concrete, with changing porosity voids and material distributions along the pipe radius, as well as uniform and nonuniform radius functions that vary along the beam length. Energy principles are used to generate partial differential equations (PDE) for stability analysis, which are then solved numerically. This study sheds light on the complex behavior of BD-FG structures, and the results can be useful for the design of stable cylindrical microstructures.

Key Words

functionally graded materials; nonuniform cross-section; numerical analysis; stability analysis; truncated conical beam

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