Stability analysis of hybrid laminated cylindrical shells reinforced with shape memory fibers

Abstract

Laminated composite structures are widely used in various industries. Body and cape of high-speed flight vehicles are exposed to aerodynamic heating so that causes thermal buckling and dynamic instability. Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have extraordinary mechanical and physical properties which made them suitable for application in laminated structures. In this paper, stability analysis of hybrid laminated cylindrical shells reinforced with SMA fibers is investigated. Utilizing the principle of virtual displacement, governing equations and associated boundary conditions are determined based on the first-order shear deformation theory of shells considering Von- Kármán form of geometrical non-linearity and Love's first approximation. Material properties of SMA fibers and composite vary due to temperature. Variation of thermo-mechanical properties for SMA fibers due to uniform change of temperature are determined through the one-dimensional form of Brinson's constitutive law. Also, different types of loading conditions consist of axial load, pure lateral pressure and hydrostatic pressure are considered. Eventually, the effect of material properties, boundary supports and temperature on the critical buckling axial load, pure lateral pressure and hydrostatic pressure of the laminated cylindrical shells are studied. Investigations indicate that volume fraction and pre-strain of SMA fibers have significant effect on the stability of the laminated cylindrical shells.