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Item Higher order refined computational models for the stability analysis of FGM plates - Analytical solutions(Elsevier Ltd, 2014) Swaminathan, K.; Naveenkumar, D.T.Analytical formulations and solutions for the stability analysis of simply supported Functionally Graded Material (FGM) sandwich plates hitherto not reported in the literature based on two higher-order refined computational models available in the literature are presented. These computational models are based on Taylor's series expansion of the displacements in the thickness coordinate and incorporate the realistic parabolic distribution of transverse strains through the plate thickness. One of them with twelve degrees-of-freedom considers the effects of both transverse shear and normal strain/stress while the other with nine degrees-of-freedom includes only the effect of transverse shear deformation. In addition another higher-order model and the first-order model developed by other investigators and available in the literature are also considered for the evaluation purpose. For mathematical modeling purposes, the Poisson's ratio of the material is considered as constant whereas Young's modulus is assumed to vary through the thickness according to the power law function. The governing equations of equilibrium for buckling analysis are obtained using the Principle of Minimum Potential Energy (PMPE). Solutions are obtained in closed form using Navier's technique by solving the eigenvalue problem. The comparison of the present results with the available elasticity solutions and the results computed independently using the first-order and another higher-order theory available in the literature shows that the higher-order refined theory with 12 degrees-of-freedom predicts the critical buckling load more accurately than all other theories considered in this paper. After establishing the accuracy of prediction, extensive numerical results for FGM sandwich plates using all the models are presented which will serve as a benchmark for future investigations. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Item An Alternative Method to Estimate Fundamental Period of Layered Soil Deposit(Springer India sanjiv.goswami@springer.co.in, 2015) Vijayendra, K.V.; Nayak, S.; Prasad, S.K.There are several approximate methods available for the estimation of fundamental period of layered soil deposits. Approximate methods based on weighted average of shear wave velocities of the layered soil profile are most widely employed in practice. On the other hand, methods which are more accurate are tedious and iterative in procedure; hence they are unpopular for quick estimation of fundamental period of soil deposits. A new method for computing the fundamental period of multilayered soil deposit is proposed in the present study. In this method, layered shear wave velocity profile is replaced with an equivalent linearly varying profile. Subsequently, based on analytical solution for fundamental period of the deposit with linearly varying shear wave velocity profile, an equation to estimate the fundamental period of the actual layered soil deposit is proposed. The efficiency of the proposed method and other available methods is relatively verified by comparing their results with values computed from recorded earthquake accelerograms of instrumented geotechnical downhole arrays. This comparative study, establishes accuracy and consistency of the proposed method vis-à-vis exact methods. © 2014, Indian Geotechnical Society.Item Seismic behavior of rc framed shear wall buildings as per is 1893 and IBC provisions(Techno-Press, 2015) Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Chinmayi, H.K.Usually the analyses of structures are carried out by assuming the base of structures to be fixed. However, the soil beneath foundation alters the earthquake loading and varies the response of structure. Hence, it is not realistic to analyze structures by considering it to be fixed. The importance of soil-structure interaction was realized from the past failures of massive structures by neglecting the effect of soil in seismic analysis. The analysis of massive structures requires soil flexibility to be considered to avoid failure and ensure safety. Present study, considers the seismic behavior of multi-storey reinforced concrete narrow and wide buildings of various heights with and without shear wall supported on raft foundation incorporating the effect of soil flexibility. Analysis of the three dimensional models of six different shear wall positions founded on four different soils has been carried out using finite element software LS DYNA. The study investigates the differences in spectral acceleration coefficient (Sa/g), base shear and storey shear obtained following the seismic provisions of Indian standard code IS: 1893 (2002) (IS) and International building code IBC: 2012 (IBC). The base shear values obtained as per IBC provisions are higher than IS values. © 2015 Techno-Press, Ltd.Item Vibration analysis of a tapered laminated thick composite plate with ply drop-offs(Springer Verlag service@springer.de, 2015) Edwin Sudhagar, P.; Arumugam, A.; Vasudevan, R.; Jeyaraj, J.In this study, vibration characteristics of a tapered laminated thick composite plate have been investigated using finite element method by including the shear deformation and rotary inertia effects. The governing differential equations of motion of a tapered laminated thick composite plate are presented in the finite element formulation based on first-order shear deformation theory for three types of taper configurations. The effectiveness of the developed finite element formulation in identifying the various dynamic properties of a tapered laminated thick composite plate is demonstrated by comparing natural frequencies evaluated using the present FEM with those obtained from the experimental measurements and presented in the available literature. Various parametric studies are also performed to investigate the effect of taper configurations, aspect ratio, taper angle, angle ply orientation and boundary conditions on free and forced vibration responses of the structures. The comparison of the transverse free vibration mode shapes of the uniform and tapered composite plates under various boundary conditions is also presented. The forced vibration response of a composite plate is investigated to study the dynamic response of tapered composite plate under the harmonic force excitation in various tapered configurations. It is concluded that the dynamic properties of laminated thick composite plates could be tailored by dropping off the plies to yield various tapered composite plate. © 2015, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.Item A novel approach to investigate effect of magnetic field on dynamic properties of natural rubber based isotropic thick magnetorheological elastomers in shear mode(Central South University of Technology f-ysxb@mail.csut.edu.cn, 2015) Hegde, S.; Kiran, K.; Gangadharan, K.V.The preparation of natural rubber based isotropic thick magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) was focused on by varying the percentage volume concentration of carbonyl iron powder and developing a test set up to test the dynamic properties. Effect of magnetic field on the damping ratio was studied on the amplification region of the transmissibility curve. The viscoelastic dynamic damping nature of the elastomer was also studied by analyzing the force-displacement hysteresis graphs. The results show that MR effect increases with the increase in magnetic field as well as carbonyl iron powder particle concentration. It is observed that softer matrix material produces more MR effect. A maximum of 125% improvement in the loss factor is observed for the MRE with 25% carbonyl iron volume concentration. FEMM simulation shows that as carbonyl iron particle distribution becomes denser, MR effect is improved. FEMM analysis also reveals that if the distance between the adjacent iron particles are reduced from 20 ?m to 10 ?m, a 40% increase in stored energy is observed. © 2014, Central South University Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.Item Soil–Structure Interaction Effect on Seismic Force Evaluation of RC Framed Buildings with Various Shapes of Shear Wall: As Per IS 1893 and IBC(Springer India sanjiv.goswami@springer.co.in, 2015) Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Chinmayi, H.K.Behaviour of a structure is altered by the interaction amid the structure, foundation and the soil medium below the foundation. This mutual dependent behaviour of structure and soil is called as soil–structure interaction (SSI). Hence, it is not realistic to analyse a structure as per conventional structural design practice which considers the base to be fixed. Comparative study on seismic provisions of Indian seismic code, IS 1893:2002 (IS) and International building code IBC:2006 (IBC) is carried out in present study to look into the effect of soil flexibility on variation in natural period, spectral acceleration coefficient, base shear and storey shear. Multi-storey reinforced concrete framed buildings of varying height with various shapes of shear walls over raft foundation were considered. Analysis of 3D SSI models with three different shear wall shapes founded on four different soil types which are classified based on shear wave velocity has been carried out using finite element software LS DYNA. Study shows the significant effects of SSI in altering the seismic response of structure. It also shows that the base shear obtained as per IBC are higher than the IS values and the corrugated shape of shear wall experience the lowest base shear compared to cylindrical and rectangular shape shear walls for buildings with aspect ratio below 3. © 2014, Indian Geotechnical Society.Item Seismic force evaluation of RC shear wall buildings as per international codes(Techno Press technop2@chollian.net, 2016) Jayalekshmi, B.R.; Chinmayi, H.K.Seismic codes are the best available guidance on how structures should be designed and constructed to ensure adequate resistance to seismic forces during earthquakes. Seismic provisions of Indian standard code, International building code and European code are applied for buildings with ordinary moment resisting frames and reinforced shear walls at various locations considering the effect of site soil conditions. The study investigates the differences in spectral acceleration coefficient (Sa/g), base shear and storey shear obtained following the seismic provisions in different codes in the analysis of these buildings. Study shows that the provision of shear walls at core in low rise buildings and at all the four corners in high rise buildings gives the least value of base shear. © 2016 Techno-Press, Ltd.Item Dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis of RC framed building with various positions of shear walls(CAFET INNOVA Technical Society 1-2-18/103, Mohini Mansion, Gagan Mahal Road, Domalguda, Hyderabad 500029, 2016) Chinmayi, H.K.; Jayalekshmi, B.R.In the present study, a three-dimensional dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis of symmetric buildings in time domain is performed using IS spectrum ground motion record corresponding to zone III to evaluate the dynamic response of structure-foundation-soil system. Three types of shear wall buildings of aspect ratio 1, 1.5, 2, 3 and 4 categorized based on the shear wall locations were considered in conjunction with four types of soil of shear wave velocities ranging from 150m/s to 1200 m/s, symbolizing soil classes B, C, D and E of FEMA-356: 2000. Integrated structure-foundation-soil systems were analyzed using commercial finite element software LSDYNA, based on direct method of soil-structure interaction (SSI) assuming linear elastic behavior. The study shows considerable variation in dynamic characteristics and structural seismic response of the structure due to the incorporation of the effect of flexibility of soil and position of shear walls. Tall buildings with shear walls placed at the exterior corners experience the least base shear. © 2016 CAFET-INNOVA TECHNICAL SOCIETY. All rights reserved.Item Computational fluid dynamic approach to understand the effect of increasing blockage on wall shear stress and region of rupture in arteries blocked by arthesclerotic plaque(UK Simulation Society Clifton Lane Nottingham NG11 8NS, 2016) Hegde, S.S.; Deb, A.; Nagesh, S.Computational bio-mechanics is developing rapidly as a non-invasive tool to assist the medical fraternity to help in both diagnosis and prognosis of human body related issues such as injuries, cardio-vascular dysfunction, atherosclerotic plaque etc. Any system that would help either properly diagnose such problems or assist prognosis would be a boon to the doctors and medical society in general. This project is an attempt to use numerical analysis techniques; in particular, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to solve hemodynamics related problems. The mathematical modeling of the blood flow in arteries in the presence of successive blockages has been analyzed using CFD technique. Different cases of blockages in terms of percentages have been modeled to study the effect of blockage on wall shear stress values and also the effect of increase in Reynolds number on wall shear stress values. The concept of fluid structure interaction (FSI) has been used to study the effect of increasing von Mises stress on arteries and to determine the region of rupture in arteries. The simulation results are validated using in vivo measurement data from existing literature. © 2016, UK Simulation Society. All rights reserved.Item Computational design of mould sprue for injection moulding thermoplastics(Society for Computational Design and Engineering info@idsociety.org, 2016) Lakkanna, M.; Mohan Kumar, G.C.; Kadoli, R.To injection mould polymers, designing mould is a key task involving several critical decisions with direct implications to yield quality, productivity and frugality. One prominent decision among them is specifying sprue-bush conduit expansion as it significantly influences overall injection moulding; abstruseness anguish in its design criteria deceives direct determination. Intuitively designers decide it wisely and then exasperate by optimising or manipulating processing parameters. To overwhelm that anomaly this research aims at proposing an ideal design criteria holistically for all polymeric materials also tend as a functional assessment metric towards perfection i.e., criteria to specify sprue conduit size before mould development. Accordingly, a priori analytical criterion was deduced quantitatively as expansion ratio from ubiquitous empirical relationships specifically a.k.a an exclusive expansion angle imperatively configured for injectant properties. Its computational intelligence advantage was leveraged to augment functionality of perfectly injecting into an impression gap, while synchronising both injector capacity and desired moulding features. For comprehensiveness, it was continuously sensitised over infinite scale as an explicit factor dependent on in-situ spatio-temporal injectant state perplexity with discrete slope and altitude for each polymeric character. In which congregant ranges of apparent viscosity and shear thinning index were conceived to characteristically assort most thermoplastics. Thereon results accorded aggressive conduit expansion widening for viscous incrust, while a very aggressive narrowing for shear thinning encrust; among them apparent viscosity had relative dominance. This important rationale would certainly form a priori design basis as well diagnose filling issues causing several defects. Like this the proposed generic design criteria, being simple would immensely benefit mould designers besides serve as an inexpensive preventive cliché to moulders. Its adaption ease to practice manifests a hope of injection moulding extremely alluring polymers. Therefore, we concluded that appreciating injectant?s polymeric character to design exclusive sprue bush offers a definite a priori advantage. © 2015 Society of CAD/CAM Engineers
