Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6748291 | International Journal of Solids and Structures | 2018 | 19 Pages |
Abstract
A membrane is flexible and tends to wrinkle under small compression. The wrinkling deformation adversely affects its surface profile and mechanical behavior and it should be controlled. Identifying the wrinkle-influencing factors and analyzing their effects on the performance of a membrane may help to devise a better way to reduce or eliminate the wrinkling deformation. In this paper, the authors discuss the wrinkle-influencing factors such as pre-stress, Poisson ratio, Young's modulus, thickness and boundary conditions, and numerically analyze their effects on the dynamic properties of a rectangular membrane under shear and a square membrane under corner loads with the membrane element previously proposed by the authors. Some interesting phenomena are noted in the analysis and they are discussed.
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Authors
Wang Xiaofeng, Siu-seong Law, Yang Qingshan, Yang Na,