Transverse orthotropic elastic moduli of bundled coated thin elliptical tubes

Gotkhindi, Tejas P and Simha, KRY (2014) Transverse orthotropic elastic moduli of bundled coated thin elliptical tubes. In: COMPOSITE STRUCTURES, 118 . pp. 178-199.

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Abstract

Light weight structures with tailored mechanical properties have evolved beyond regular hexagonal/circular honeycomb topology. For applications which demand anisotropic mechanical properties, elliptical-celled structures offer interesting features. This paper characterizes the anisotropic in-plane elastic response of coated thin elliptical tubes in different array patterns viz, close-packed, diagonal and rectangular patterns under compression. This paper also extends earlier works on elliptical close-packed structure to a more general case of coated tubes. Theoretical framework using thin ring theory provides formulae in terms of geometric and material parameters. These are compared with a series of FE simulations using contact elements. The FE results are presented as graphs to aid in design. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the ELSEVIER SCI LTD, THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND
Keywords:	Coated thin elliptical tubes; Coated elliptical cellular solids; Thin ring theory; Diagonal/rectangular array; Hexagonal array; Power series
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2014 04:46
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2014 04:46
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/50352

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