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Modelling of an imperfect column having variable cross-sections and non-symmetric responses in tension and compression

Rahman M. A., Chowdhuri A. K.

International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering

2012

Vol. 17, no. 2

439-457

The behavior of a column having variable rectangular cross-sections has been modelled assuming that the column material has non-symmetric responses both in tension and compression. For this purpose, a powerful numerical scheme, based on the finite difference technique, has been devised and used to trace the load-deflection curves (equilibrium configuration paths) of a column that has highly non-linear stress-strain curves which are non-symmetric both in tension and compression. The appearance of the critical load, that causes enormous deflections with an infinitesimall increase in the loading parameters, is determined from those load-deflection curves. The devised method can be used to calculate buckling loads of any column with material and geometric nonlinearities. To make the study realistic an initial shape imperfection has been included and its effect on the column's response has also been discussed in detail. A comparison shows a good agreement between results based on the devised numerical scheme and those obtained from experiments for a specific case and other available studies.

Effect of end-shortening on the response of a steel cantilever beam with an opening

Rahman M. A., Kowser M. A., Siddiqui M. T.

International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering

2008

Vol. 13, no 3

735-751

This study is a continuation of our previous study that comprehensively dealt with the response of a slender cantilever beam with an opening of different geometry (circular, elliptical and square, respectively), having the same cross-sectional area, placed at different positions of the beam's span. The effect of end-shortening that becomes important at a high load is included in the present analysis. Obviously, stresses in these beams increase significantly due to the opening. Based on numerical calculations considering geometric nonlinearity and the effect of end shortening, it is found however, that the maximum values of the stresses are actually much smaller than their predictions are by linear theory without considering end-shortening. These stresses remain well below the proportional limit of highly elastic steel. Further, a similar analysis was performed for the case of a cantilever beam of a constant cross-section. It is found that the nonlinear analysis with end-shortening is much more important for a beam with an opening than it is for a beam of a constant cross-section. Though the topic chosen for this paper corresponds to a highly nonlinear boundary value problem, the numerical simulation scheme devised is sound enough to predict the response of the variable cross-section beams with high accuracy. Experimental results obtained by another research group have been compared by simulation; a very good agreement proves the soundness of the present numerical simulation scheme.