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13th
International Conference on
AEROSPACE SCIENCES & AVIATION TECHNOLOGY,
ASAT- 13, May 26 28, 2009, E-Mail: [email protected]
Military Technical College, Kobry Elkobbah, Cairo, Egypt
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Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Modeling
of Advanced Isotropic and Anisotropic Beams
Part I: Euler Bernoulli Theory
M. K. Abass * M. A. Elshafei *
Abstract: In the present work, a linear and nonlinear finite element modeling for both
isotropic and anisotropic advanced Euler beams is presented. A hermit cubic and linear shape
functions are used to represent the beam deformations in the modeling. The principle of
virtual work is used to formulate the equilibrium equations for both models. A MATLABcode is developed to analyze both models linear and nonlinear of steel beam andCarbon/Epoxy laminated composite beam. A ready-made function is used to solve the
nonlinear system of equilibrium equations. The Steel and the composite beams are tested in
the laboratory to measure the deflections, which compared with the proposed finite element
model. For further verification, a COSMOS software program is used. This comparison
highlighted the need of including the shear strain in the geometric nonlinear analysis for the
case of large deformation.
Keywords: Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, laminated composite structure, Euler beam
theory, static testing of beams.
1. IntroductionNonlinearity naturally arises in the true. Based on the assumptions of smallness of certainquantities of the formulation, the problem may be reduced to a linear problem. Linear
solutions may be obtained with considerable ease and less computational cost when compared
to nonlinear solutions. In many instances, assumptions of linearity lead to reasonable
idealization of the behavior of the system. However, in some cases assumption of linearity
may result in an unrealistic approximation of the response. The type of analysis, linear or
nonlinear, depends on the goal of the analysis and errors in the system's response that may be
tolerated. In some cases, nonlinear analysis is the only option left for the analyst as well as the
designer.
There are two common sources of nonlinearity: geometric nonlinearity and materialnonlinearity. The geometric nonlinearity arises purely from geometric consideration (e.g.
nonlinear strain-displacement relations), and the material nonlinearity is due to nonlinear
constitutive behavior of the material of the system. A third type of nonlinearity may arise due
to changing initial or boundary conditions.
* Egyptian Armed Forces
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A numerical model for layered composite structures based on a geometrical nonlinear shell
theory was developed on 1993 by F. Guttmann, et.al, [1]. In thin-walled open-section beams
made of fiber-reinforced laminates, at which the bending and torsion are coupled, a non-linear
finite-element (NLFE) analysis based on the updated lagrangian formulation is developed tosolve the problem numerically by B. Omidvar A. Ghorbanpoor on 1996, [2]. 0n 2006 R
Murali et.al investigated systematically the discretisation errors that appear uniquely in a non-linear beam formulation due to the presence of non-linear derivative terms in the membrane
strain term. These appear in the form of degraded performance (locking), [3]. On 2007 P.
Krawczyk, et.al developed a layer-wise beam model for geometric nonlinear finite element
analysis of laminated beams with partial layer interaction. The model is built assuming first
order shear deformation theory (FSDT) at layer level and moderate interlayer slips, [4]. On
2008 Li Jun, et.al developed the exact dynamic stiffness matrix of a uniform laminated
composite beam based on trigonometric shear deformation theory, [5]. Maxwell Blair, et.al
used Euler-Bernoulli beam mechanics to drive a Finite element beam formulations with
geometric non-linear mechanics including geometric bend-twist coupling in the context oflarge deformations and follower forces, [6]. On 2009 Yagci, Baris; Filiz Sinan, et.al presenteda spectral-Tchebychev technique for solving linear and nonlinear beam problems. The
technique uses Tchebychev polynomials as spatial basis functions, and applies Galerkin's
method to obtain the spatially discretized equations of motion, [7]. J. N. Reddy deduced a
nonlinear formulation of straight isotropic beam using Euler Bernoulli beam theory and
Timoshenko beam theory to formulate the kinematic behavior of the beam. The princible of
virtual displacement was used to formulate the equlibrium equations, [8].
Concerning the geometric nonlinearity of the classical beam theory, this paper presents asimple finite element model able to estimate the large deformations, axial, transverse, and
rotation angle due to distributed and concentrated general loading. The model is able to solvelaminated composite straight beams with different fiber orientation angles of arbitrary number
of layers. The modeled beam has variable cross-section and variable material property along
its longitudinal axis. Linear anisotropic model is also deduced. By applying simplified
assumptions on the derived equations, the linear and nonlinear isotropic models are obtained.
Two beams are introduced as an example of isotropic and anisotropic beams. The two beams
are statically loaded and the deflections are measured in the lab. A MATLAB code is
developed to formulate and solve the system of equilibrium equations to get the requireddeflections. The numerical results are compared with the measured data. For further
verification, a COSMOS software program is used.
2. Theoretical FormulationThere are four different theories to model the kinematics behavior of beams; Euler-Bernoulli
beam theory (EBT) that neglects the transverse shear strain, Timoshenko beam theory (TBT),
which accounts for the transverse shear strain in the simplest way, the second-order beam
theory (SOBT), and the third-order beam theory (HOBT), which add additional terms into the
assumed displacement field [9].
The general form of the assumed displacement field is expressed as, [9];
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3
20 00 0 1 2 3
0
( , ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( , ) 0
( , ) ( )
x x x
dw dwzu x z u x z C C x C z x C x
dx h dx
v x z
w x z w x
Where: , ,u v w are the displacements along coordinate directions, longitudinal, lateral, and
transverse, (x,y,z) respectively.0 0( ), ( )u x w x denote the displacement of a point (x, y, 0) on
the mid plane of an undeformed beam along the axial (x) and the transverse (z) directions,
respectively. ( )x x and ( )x x are functions of x. h is the beam thickness along z-axis.
In the First-Order Beam Theory, FOBT, which known as Timoshenko Beam theory, the
constants are; 0 0c , 1 1c , 2 0c , 3 0c , by substituting in Eq. (1), the assumed
displacement field is, [9];
0
0
( , ) ( ) ( )
( , ) 0
( , ) ( )
xu x z u x z x
v x z
w x z w x
In the Second-Order Beam Theory (SOBT), the constants are taken as; 0 0c , 1 1c , 2 1c ,
3 0c , from Eq. (1), the assumed displacement field takes the form, [9];
20
0
( , ) ( ) ( ) ( )
( , ) 0
( , )
x xu x z u x z x z x
v x z
w x z w x
In the Higher-Order Beam Theory (HOBT) ,third-order, the constants are taken as; 0 0c ,
1 1c , 2 0c , 34
( )3
c h . By substituting in Eq. (1), the assumed displacement field is,
[9];
3 00
0
4( , ) ( ) ( ) ( )
3
( , ) 0
( , ) ( )
x x
dwzu x z u x z h x
h dx
v x z
w x z w x
Our concern in this study is geometric nonlinearity of the classical beam theory which is
based on the Euler-Bernoulli hypothesis that plane sections perpendicular to the mid-plane of
the beam before deformation remain plane, rigid (not deform), and rotate such that they
remain perpendicular to the (deformed) mid-plane after deformation, as shown in Fig. 1. Theassumptions lead to neglect the Poisson effect and transverse shear strains.
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Omitting large strain terms except the square of 0dw
dx, the axial strain can be written as:
22
0 0 0
2
1
2xx
du d w dwzdx dx dx
where
2
01
2
dw
dx
is the nonlinear term. Eq. (8) can be written as;
0 1
xx xx xxz
where 0xx
, is strain of mid-plane, 1xx
is the mid-plane curvatures in the x direction.
2 20 10 0 0
2
1,
2 xx xx
du dw d w
dx dx dx
4. Stress-Strain RelationsFor a linear elastic behavior of isotropic materials, Hokes' law can be written as, [14]:
xxxx E
and for anisotropic materials this relation takes the form, [10]:
i, j = 1,2,3,...6i ij jQ
where i and j are the stress and strain components, ijQ are the components of the lamina
transformed stiffness matrix.
Thus for our case, xx is the only non zero stress, [10].
11 xx xx
Q
5. Variational FormulationThe principle of virtual work will be used to formulate the equilibrium equations, [13].
0I EW W W
WhereIW is the internal virtual work, i.e. virtual strain energy stored in the beam due to
actual stress, and EW is the work done by external applied load, [13].
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I ij ij
v
W dv
where v is beam volume.
0 0 0 0 0
0 0
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
L L
E N P M w q x w x dx f x u x dx N u x P w x M x
where ( )q x is the distributed transverse load, ( )x is the distributed axial load, , , N P M
are concentrated axial, transverse and bending moment load respectively, as shown in Fig. 2.
0 0 0( ), ( ), ( )u x w x x are the virtual axial, transverse, and rotational displacements
respectively, and 00( )
( )d w x
x
dx
.
Fig. 2. Beam under general loading
By substituting the stress and strain values, Eq (13), Eq. (9), and performing integration of the
internal virtual work, Eq. (15);
0
L
I xx xx
A
W dAdx
0 10
L
I xx xx xx
A
W z dA dx
0 1
11
0
L
I xx xx xx
A
W z Q dAdx
N , 0 ( )Nu x
z
h
b
M , 0 ( )Mx q(x),
0 ( )w x
x1q
x
z
P , 0 ( )Pw x
L
xP
xM
x2qx2f
x1f
xN
f(x),0( )u x
y
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0 1 0 1110
L
I xx xx xx x x
A
W z Q z dA dx
0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1110
L
I xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
A
W Q z z dA dx
0 0 0 1 1 0 1 111 11 110
L
I xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xxW A B D dx
where 211 11 11 11( , , ) (1, , )kA
A B D Q z z dA
whereij
A are the components of extensional stiffness matrix,ij
D are the components of
bending stiffness matrix,ij
B are the components of coupling stiffness of the laminate, and
( )ij kQ are the components of the transformed stiffness matrix of the kth lamina, [10].
2 2
11 11 11 1
12 2
( ) ( ) ( )
bhN
k k k K
kh b
A Q dydz b Q z z
2 22 2
11 11 11 1
12 2
1( ) ( ) ( )
2
bhN
k k k k
kh b
B Q zdydz b Q z z
2 22 3 3
11 11 11 1
12 2
1( ) ( ) ( )
3
bhN
k k k k
kh b
D Q z dydz b Q z z
By taking the variation of the strain components, Eq. (10);
20 10 0 0 0
2, xx xx
d u dw d w d w
dx dx dx dx
Substituting in the internal virtual work statement, Eq. (22), we can get;
2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 011
22 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 2 2 2
2 2
0 011 2
1 1
2 2
1
2I
d u du dw d w dw du dwA
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
d u d w d w dw d w d w du dwW B
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
d w d w
D dx dx
0
2
L
dx
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6. Finite Element FormulationThe displacement of a beam subjected to axial stretching is given by, [15]:
02
2
x
u
By solving the above governing equation and applying boundary conditions:
2
0 1 2
1
( ) j jj
u x u u
1 2 1 21 , ,Tx x
u u uL L
The governing equation for a beam under pure bending is, [16]:
4
40
w
x
By solving the above equation and imposing the nodal boundary conditions yields to, [17];
4
0 1 2 3 4
1
( ) J JJ
w x
where 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 2T
w w , and the shape functions take the form;
2 3 2 3
1 22 3 2
2 3 2 3
3 42 3 2
3 2 21 ,
3 2,
x x x xx
L L L L
x x x x
L L L L
The element nodal displacements vector is d .
1 1 2 2 3 4T
d u u
6.1. Nonlinear stiffness matrix of anisotropic materials
By taking the variation of Eq. (29) and Eq. (32), then substituting the shape functions into Eq.
(27), we can get the following;
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2 40
1 1
112 4
0 0
1 1
2 24 40
2 21 1
112
1.
2
1. . .2
.
j Jii j J
j J
j JI I j J
j J
J Ji Ii J I J
J J
I
II
d dw ddu u
dx dx dx dxA
ddw dw d d udx dx dx dx dx
d dw d d du
dx dx dx dx dxW B
d
dx
2 40 0
21 1
22 4
11 2 21
1. .
2
.
L
j Jj J
j J
JI
I J
J
dxd dw d
udx dx dx
ddD
dx dx
where i,j=1,2 and I,J=1,2,3,4 from now on.
2
11
1 0
240
11 11 21 0 0
220
11 11 21 0 0
2
011
. .
1. . . .
2
. . . .
1
2
L
jij
j
iL L
J Ji i
JJ
L L
j jI II j
j
i
dd A d x u
d x d xu
d d w d d d A d x B d x
d x dx d x d x dx
d ddw d d W A d x B d x u
dx d x d x d x d x
d wA
d x
2
11 240 0
22 21
011 112 2 2
0 0
. . .
1. . . .
2
L L
J JI I
JL LJ
J JI I
d dd dd x B d x
dx dx d x d x
d w d d d d B d x D dx
dx dx dx d x d x
The internal virtual work can be expressed in matrix form as:
2
6 6
T T
I X
uW u K
Where the stiffness matrix 11 12
2 2 2 4
21 22
4 2 4 4
K KK
K K
and its coefficients are,
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11
11
0
2
12 011 11 2
0 0
221 0
11 11 2
0 0
2 222 0
11 11
0
. .
1 . . . .2
. . . .
1. .
2
Lji
ij
L L
J Ji iiJ
L Lj jI I
Ij
L
JI IIJ
ddK A dx
dx dx
dw d d d dK A dx B dx
dx dx dx dx dx
d ddw d dK A dx B dx
dx dx dx dx dx
dw d d d dK A dx B
dx dx dx dx
20
22 2
011 112 2 2
0 0
.
1. . . .
2
L
J
L L
J JI I
dxdx
dw d d d d B dx D dx
dx dx dx dx dx
Its clear that if we substitute the value of0( )w x as a function of the shape functions, it will
arise a square term in ju and j , which leads to form a nonlinear, second order, system of
algebraic equations. Thus to solve this system we should make iteration by assuming an initial
value of 0 ( )w x , then calculate the corresponding stiffness matrix K , Eq.(39). Then, get
the corrected value of 0 ( )w x from the calculated element nodal displacements d , Eq.(32).
Repeat the iteration process and substitute the new value of 0 ( )w x in the stiffness matrix and
calculate the nodal displacement until the system of equations converge and reach the
required accuracy.
Note that the stiffness matrix is asymmetric matrix;12 21
T
K K . As marked above,
12K contain the factor
1
2, where
21K does not, Eq.(39). To make it symmetric
i.e.12 21
T
K K , split the linear strain0
du
dx, in Eq.(27), into two equal parts, as marked in
the following, [8];
2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011
22 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 2 2 2
2
11
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
1
2I
d u du dw d w dw du du dwA
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
d u d w d w dw d w d w du dwW B
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
d wD
0
2
0 0
2 2
L
dx
d w
dx dx
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2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011
22 2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 2 2 2
1 1 1
2 2 2
12
I
d u du dw d w dw du d w dw du dwA
dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
d u d w d w dw d w d w du dwW Bdx dx dx dx dx dx dx dx
0
2 2
0 011 2 2
L
dx
d w d wD
dx dx
By substituting the shape functions in the internal virtual work:
2 4 20 0
1 1 111 24
0 0
1
24 40
21 1
11
1 1. .
2 21
.2
.
j jJi Ii j J I j
j J j
JII J
J
Ji Ii J I J
J J
I
d ddw d dwd du u u
dx dx dx dx dx dx dxAd du dwd
dx dx dx dx
d dwd du
dx dx dx dxW B
2
2
2 2 40 0
21 1
22 4
11 2 21
1. .
2
.
J
L
j JI I j J
j J
JI
I JJ
d
dxdx
d dw ddu
dx dx dx dx
dd
D dx dx
The internal virtual work can be expressed in matrix form as:
2
6 6I X
uW u K
and the stiffness matrix
11 12
2 2 2 4
21 22
4 2 4 4
K KK
K K
, which is symmetric.
The symmetric stiffness matrix coefficients are;
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11 11
11
0
2
12 12 011 11 2
0 0
221 0
11 11 2
0 0
2
22 0 011
. .
1 . . . .2
1. . . .
2
1
2
Lji
ij ij
L L
J Ji iiJ iJ
L Lj jI I
Ij
IJ
ddK K A dx
dx dx
dw d d d dK K A dx B dx
dx dx dx dx dx
d ddw d dK A dx B dx
dx dx dx dx dx
du dw dK A
dx dx
2
11 2
0 0
22 2
011 112 2 2
0 0
. . .
1. . . .
2
L L
J JI I
L L
J JI I
d dddx B dx
dx dx dx dx
dw d d d d B dx D dx
dx dx dx dx dx
It is clear that the term1
2exist in the two submatrices
12K and
21K , which give
symmetric stiffness matrix.
In the symmetric case 0 0( ), ( )u x w x should be known from a previous iteration to calculate
the stiffness matrix. Thus we can solve the equilibrium equations for the nodal displacements
d , and repeat the iteration process.
6.2. Linear stiffness matrix of anisotropic materials
Omit the nonlinear term
2
0dw
dx
from the longitudinal strain expression, Eq.(8). So, the linear
strain will be;
2
0 0
2xx
du d wz
dx dx
This results to omit all nonlinear terms in the stiffness matrix coefficients as shown:
11 11
11
0
212 12
11 2
0
221
11 2
0
2 2222
11 112 2 2
0 0
. .
.
.
. . .
Lji
ij ij
L
Ji
iJ iJ
LjI
Ij
L L
J JI IIJ
ddK K A dx
dx dx
ddK K B dx
dx dx
ddK B dx
dx dx
d dd dK B dx D dx
dx dx dx dx
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6.3. Nonlinear stiffness matrix of isotropic materials
For isotropic materials, 11 ( )Q E x . If the geometric x -axis is along the principle centroidal
axis, 11 0B , 11 ( ) ( )A E x A x , and 11 ( ) ( )yD E x I x , where ( )A x is the beam cross-
section area, ( )E x is the beam modulus of elasticity, and ( )yI x is the beam cross-section
second moment of area about y-axis.
Thus, Euler nonlinear symmetric stiffness matrix coefficients for isotropic materials are asfollows;
11 11
0
12 12 0
0
21 0
0
2
22 0 0
0
( ). ( ). . .
1( ). ( ). . . .
2
1( ). ( ). . . .
2
1( ). ( ). . .
2
Lji
ij ij
L
JiiJ iJ
LjI
Ij
L
JIIJ
ddK K E x A x dx
dx dx
dw ddK K E x A x dx
dx dx dx
ddw dK E x A x dx
dx dx dx
du dw d dK E x A x dx
dx dx dx dx
22
2 2
0
( ) ( ) . .
L
JIy
dd E x I x dx
dx dx
6.4. Linear stiffness matrix of isotropic materialsThe stiffness matrix coefficients are as follow;
11
0
12
21
2222
2 2
0
. .
0
0
. .
Lji
ij
iJ
Ij
L
JI IJ y
ddK EA dx
dx dx
K
K
ddK EI dx
dx dx
By substituting the shape functions into external virtual workE
W , Eq.(16), we can get the
following;
2
1 1 2 2 1 1 2 3
1 0
4
1 2 2 4
1 0
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
L
E i i
i
L
I I
I
W N u N u f x x u dx P P
q x x dx M M
T
EW d F
where the element nodal load vector is c bF F F
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where cF is the concentrated nodal load vector;
1 1 1 2 2 2TcF N P M N P M
and bF is the equivalent body load vector;
1 1 2 2 3 40
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) .
LT
bF f x x q x x q x x f x x q x x q x x dx
Thus the equilibrium equation is;
.K d F
where K is the rearranged symmetric stiffness matrix, according to the displacement
vector d , Eq.(34), [8]. The linear symmetric stiffness matrices of isotropic and anisotropicmodels are presented in appendix (A).
11 12 12 11 12 12
11 11 12 12 13 14
21 22 22 21 22 22
11 11 12 12 13 14
21 22 22 21 22 22
21 21 22 22 23 24
11 12 12 11 12 12
21 21 22 22 23 24
21 22 22 21 12 22
31 31 32 32 33 34
11 22 22 21 22 22
41 41 42 42 43 44
K K K K K K
K K K K K K
K K K K K K KK K K K K K
K K K K K K
K K K K K K
7. Solution of Nonlinear System of EquationsAfter assembling the elements stiffness matrices and force vectors, a new system of nonlinear
algebraic equations will be achieved.
g g g gK d d F
Where g gK d is the global stiffness matrix, which is function of the, unknown, global
nodal displacement vector gd , and gF is the global force vector.This nonlinear system should be linearized to be solved and to get the nodal displacements
gd . Two linearization methods were used in this study; the direct iteration and Newton-Raphson iterative methods.
In the direct iteration procedure, the solution at the (rth) iteration is determined from the
following assembled set of equations, [8];
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11r r
g g gd K d F
where the global stiffness matrix is determined using the nodal displacement vector from the
previous iteration, 1r
d
.
In the Newton Raphson procedure, the linearized element equation is of the form, [8, 11];
1
1 ( 1) ( 1)r r r r
g g g gd d T d R d
where the residual
( 1) ( 1)r r
g g g g R d K d F
and the tangent stiffness matrix ( 1)r
gT d
element is calculated using the definition,
[8, 11];
1
( 1)
r
gr
g
g
R dT d
d
The tangent stiffness matrix associated with the Euler Bernoulli beam is as follows,[8];
11 11
12 12
21 21
2
22 22 0 011
0
ij ij
iJ iJ
Ij Ij
L
JI IJ IJ
T K
T K
T K
du dw d dT K A dx
dx dx dx dx
In both methods, direct and Newton Raphson, the first iteration can be calculated using linear
stiffness matrix, i.e. assume 1
0r
gd
, and calculate
r
gd using Eq.(56) or Eq.(57).
Then calculate the residual, and repeat iteration process till reach a sufficient residual. At the
exact solution, the residual equals zero. The iteration process is explained by a flow chart in
the appendix (B).
During solution, direct iteration and Newton Raphson iteration methods, sometimes are notable to converge to a certain solution. A MATLAB ready-made function "fsolve" is used for
iteration process to obtain the proposed results.
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8. Validation and DiscussionTwo examples of cantilever beams, steel and carbon fiber, are loaded, as shown in Fig.3, and
their deflections are measured in the laboratory. MATLAB code is used to analyze the
existing beams, for both linear and nonlinear models. After solving the obtained systems ofequations, the calculated deflections are compared with the measured ones. A relation
between nondimensional maximum deflections and the applied load is drawn for each beam.
Example (1)A cantilever beam made of steel has the following data:
Table 1. Steel cantilever beam dimensions and Properties
Length (L) 800 mm
Width (b) 20 mmHeight (h) 6 mm
Modulus of elasticity (E) 2.1e11 Pa
Shear modulus (G) 79.3 GPa
Poisson's ratio( ) 0.3
Load (P)Transverse concentrated load
Vary from 0.58 N to 60.58 N
Load location(xP) 600 mm from fixed end
Density 7850 kg/m3
Fig. 3. Cantilever beam dimensions
On the lab, the test rig shown in Fig. 4 was used for measurements. The beam was fixed onthe vertical stand, and at a specific distance, different weights were hanged. The maximum
traverse displacement of each weight was measured by displacement gage, for smalldisplacements, and a ruler, for larger ones. The different results were noted.
To get the relation between the maximum traverse displacement and the applied load
numerically, A MATLAB code is developed to formulate and solve the system of equilibrium
equations previously formulated in the theoretical part of the present study.
xP
L
P
b
h
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Fig. 4. Deflection measurement of steel cantilever beam
Fig. 5. Convergence of linear and nonlinear solutions of steel cantileverat load = 8.08 N
Studying the convergence of the model, different number of elements is used for both models;
linear and nonlinear, once at a light load (8.08 N), and another at a heavy load (76.58 N) Fig.5, 6. The results show that, at the light load a convergence occurs for the linear model at 12
elements, and for the nonlinear model at 20 elements, Fig.5. Accordingly this specific
numbers of elements is selected for the numerical calculations. However, for the relatively
heavy load linear solution is converging away from the measured data, and nonlinear solution
needs larger number of elements to converge to the solution. This takes a lot of time, and it is
some times the iteration process proves fruitless, Fig.6.
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Fig. 6. Convergence of linear and nonlinear solutions of steel cantilever
at load = 76.58 N
For further verification, a COSMOS software program is used. The beam is solved using the
Nonlinear 2D Beam Element (BEAM2D), which is 2-node uniaxial beam element for twodimensional nonlinear structural models. The element has three degrees of freedom, two
translations and one rotation, per node. The element include the shear strain effect.
In this step, the numerical results are compared with the measured data, Fig.7.
Fig. 7. Nondimensional maximum deflection for steel cantilever beam
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Example (2)The previous procedures are re-applied on a carbon fiber beam. The laminated Carbon
Fabric/Epoxy Prepreg cantilever beam has the following data:
Table 2. Laminated Carbon /Epoxy cantilever beam dimensions and Properties
Length (L) 500 mm
Width (b) 20 mm
Height (h) 2.35 mm
E1 39.8 GPa
E2 37.9 GPa
G12 1.9027
12 0.14
Number of plies 8 plies
Orientation angles [0]8
Load (P)Transverse concentrated load
Vary from 0.58 N to 8.58 N
Load location(xP) 400 mm from fixed end
Density 1227.565 kg/m3
Fig. 8. Deflection measurement of Carbon /Epoxy cantilever beam
Studying the convergence of the model, different number of elements is used for both models;
linear and nonlinear, once at a light load (1.08 N), and another at a heavy load (7.08 N) Fig. 9,
10. The results show that, at the light load a convergence occurs for the linear model at 15
elements, and for the nonlinear model at 20 elements, Fig.9. Accordingly this specific
numbers of elements is selected for the numerical calculations. However, for the relativelyheavy load linear solution is converging away from the measured data, and nonlinear solution
needs larger number of elements to converge to the solution. This takes a lot of time, and it issome times the iteration process proves fruitless, Fig.10.
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Fig. 9. Convergence of linear and nonlinear solutions of Carbon /Epoxy cantilever
at load = 1.08 N
Fig. 10. Convergence of linear and nonlinear solutions of Carbon /Epoxy cantileverat load = 7.08 N
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Fig. 11. Nondimensional maximum deflections for Carbon /Epoxy cantilever beam
In this step, the numerical results are compared with the measured data, Fig.7, 11. It is clear
that both linear and nonlinear solutions converge to the measured data and COSMOS
solutions at relative deflection less thanmax
0.1w
L . For relative deflection range of (0.1 - 0.3),
the linear model solutions are quite close to COSMOS linear and nonlinear solutions and the
measured data also. For large transverse displacements, the Euler linear model solutions and
COSMOS linear solutions are quite identical, while COSMOS nonlinear solutions are closer
to measured data. However, the transverse deflections of the Euler nonlinear model go far
from the measured data for the relative deflection more than 0.1.
9. Conclusion and Future WorkThis paper is investigating the geometric nonlinearity of advanced Euler Bernoulli beam to
estimate the large deformations due to multi applied loads. When applied loads on the beamare large, the linear load-deflection relationship is not valid, because the beam develops
internal forces that resist deformation, and the magnitude of internal forces increases with
loading as well as the deformation.
Although the nonlinear model is used, Euler Bernoulli theory falls short to estimate the larger
deflections, because it neglects the Poisson effect and transverse shear strains. So it is
prescribed to include shear strain in the geometric nonlinear analysis. Timoshenko beam andhigher order beam models provide a better hypothesis to enhance the estimation of large
deflections. For future work, part II provides a complementary study that focuses on findingbetter solutions with fewer limitations, saving time and achieving much satisfying results.
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Appendix (A)
Linear stiffness matrix of anisotropic materials:-
11 11 11 11
11 11 11 11
3 2 3 2
11 11 11 11
2
11 11
11 11
3 2
11
0 0
12 6 0 12 6
4 6 2
0
. 0 12 6
4
A B A B
L L L L
D D D D
L L L L
D B D D
L L L LK
A B
L L
D D
sym L L
D
L
Linear stiffness matrix of isotropic materials:-
3 2 3 2
2
3 2
0 0 0 0
12 6 0 12 6
4 0 6 2
0 0
. 12 6
4
EA EA
L L
EI EI EI EI L L L L
EI EI EI
L L LK
EA
L
EI EI sym
L L
EI
L
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Appendix (B)
Flow chart of solution of nonlinear system of equations by iteration
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