TY - GEN
T1 - Folded plate structures undergoing large membrane and transverse bending deformations
AU - Das, M.
AU - Barut, A.
AU - Madenci, E.
AU - Tessler, A.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A shell element that is well suited for the analysis of folded plate and shell structures is presented. In contrast to unfolded plates, the walls of folded plates can undergo substantial amount of transverse as well as membrane bending. For instance, in a rotor blade, the flange and web of a spar undergo transverse and membrane bending under flap bending, respectively, and the reverse occurs under lag bending. Therefore, a suitable shell-element technology should accurately model the transverse-bending and membrane-bending deformations, while maintaining kinematic compatibility along the element edges. The new shell element incorporates the Assumed Natural DEviatoric Strain (ANDES) and anisoparametric element formulations. The element robustness is established by comparisons with experimental measurements and other numerical predictions.
AB - A shell element that is well suited for the analysis of folded plate and shell structures is presented. In contrast to unfolded plates, the walls of folded plates can undergo substantial amount of transverse as well as membrane bending. For instance, in a rotor blade, the flange and web of a spar undergo transverse and membrane bending under flap bending, respectively, and the reverse occurs under lag bending. Therefore, a suitable shell-element technology should accurately model the transverse-bending and membrane-bending deformations, while maintaining kinematic compatibility along the element edges. The new shell element incorporates the Assumed Natural DEviatoric Strain (ANDES) and anisoparametric element formulations. The element robustness is established by comparisons with experimental measurements and other numerical predictions.
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U2 - 10.2514/6.2009-2344
DO - 10.2514/6.2009-2344
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84855638495
SN - 9781563479731
T3 - Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
BT - 17th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conf., 11th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Conf., 10th AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum, 5th AIAA Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Specialist Conf., MDO
PB - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc.
ER -