Flexural Mechanics of Creases in Thin Metallic Strips

Add to your list(s) Download to your calendar using vCal

• Martin Walker - Structures Group
• Friday 14 October 2016, 15:00-15:30
• Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Lorna Everett.

The presence of mechanically formed corrugations in thin metallic shells has been shown to have a dramatic effect on mechanical behaviour, such as creating orthotropy in isotropic shells. This offers the potential to tailor the mechanics of shell structures for a particular application, thereby increasing efficiency. For analysis purposes, it is common to treat the crease line as a singular rotational hinge, often combined with a torsional spring to provide elastic resistance to opening. We examine this assumption for creases in thin metallic strips by endowing the crease with a finite, but small, geometry and approaching the singular limit. We show that when the crease dimensions are on the order of the shell thickness, stretching along the crease line must occur. A simple model is developed incorporating this stretching, which allows a good prediction of experimentally observed flexural behaviour.

This talk is part of the Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars series.

This talk is included in these lists:

• Cambridge University Engineering Department, LR6
• All Talks (aka the CURE list)
• Cambridge University Engineering Department Talks
• Cambridge talks
• Centre for Smart Infrastructure & Construction
• Civil Engineering Talks
• Computational Continuum Mechanics Group Seminars
• Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars
• Featured lists
• Interested Talks
• School of Technology
• Trust & Technology Initiative - interesting events
• bld31

Note that ex-directory lists are not shown.