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S. V. Sheshenin, "Asymptotic analysis of plates with periodic cross-sections," Mech. Solids. 41 (6), 57-63 (2006)
Year 2006 Volume 41 Number 6 Pages 57-63
Title Asymptotic analysis of plates with periodic cross-sections
Author(s) S. V. Sheshenin (Moscow)
Abstract In the present paper, we use the homogenization method to analyze elastic plates with periodic cross-sections in lateral bending. The asymptotic study of such plates can be performed on the basis of the following two approaches. In the first approach, one applies the homogenization method to the equations of shell theory (for example, the equations of shallow shells or plates with initial deflection). The second approach starts from the three-dimensional elasticity equations. An application of the homogenization method leads to the two-dimensional equations of plate theory for the smooth components of the stress-strain state and to local three-dimensional problems on the periodicity cell for the fluctuations. We point out several papers in this direction. Bending of a homogeneous plate with periodically rough surfaces was apparently studied for the first time in [3]. In [4], longitudinal extension of a periodically inhomogeneous plate with plane boundaries was considered. In [5, 6], an asymptotic representation of the solution was obtained both for extension in the plate plane and for bending of an arbitrarily inhomogeneous plate with irregular boundaries. The only condition is the periodicity of the plate shape and properties. In [6], the planar stressed state and bending were studied separately. In [5], it was shown that this separation is possible only if the plate has a plane of symmetry of its shape and properties. Otherwise, the equations of joint plane bending state are obtained. In all papers listed above, only the first terms of the asymptotic expansion were actually studied. In [7], two subsequent approximations were obtained for bending state without tension, which permits calculating the tangential and transverse stresses.

In the present paper, we completely analyze the bending-tension state of a periodic plate subjected to a transverse load. This theory can be used to study various ribbed, pressed, and honeycomb plates. The zero approximation (this terminology was introduced in [1]) gives the homogenized equations of the plane-bending state. The local problems of the zero approximation permit calculating the effective rigidities. After certain transformations, these problems correspond to the experimental determination of effective rigidities. The first- and second-order approximations permit calculating the tangential and transverse stresses. To calculate these quantities, we obtain local problems on the periodicity cell and show that these problems are solvable. We present an example of calculating the tension, bending, and mutual rigidities for a model plate whose periodicity cell is a hexagon. The resulting theory can be used to study laminated plates. In this case, the zero approximation gives the classical theory of laminated plates described, for example, in [8, 9].
References
1.  B. E. Pobedrya, Mechanics of Composite Materials [in Russian], Izd-vo MGU, Moscow, 1984.
2.  N. S. Bakhvalov and G. P. Panasenko, Homogenization of Processes in Periodic Media [in Russian], Nauka, Moscow, 1984.
3.  R. V. Kohn and M. Vogelius, "A new model of thin plates with rapidly varying thickness," Int. J. Solids and Struct., Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 333-350, 1984.
4.  G. P. Panasenko and M. V. Reztsov, "Homogenization of the three-dimensional elasticity problem for an inhomogeneous plate," Doklady AN SSSR, Vol. 294, No. 5, pp. 1061-1065, 1986.
5.  T. Levinski and J. J. Telega, Plates, Laminates, and Shells. Asymptotic Analysis and Homogenization, World Scientific, Singapoore, London, 2000.
6.  L. V. Muravleva and S. V. Sheshenin, "Averaging for thin-walled bodies," Izv. RAN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 4, pp. 129-138, 2004.
7.  S. V. Sheshenin, "Application of the homogenization method to plates with periodic cross-sections," Vestnik MGU. Ser. I Mat. Mekh., No. 1, pp. 47-51, 2006.
8.  R. M. Jones, Mechanics and Analysis of Composite Materials, Taylor and Francis, Philadelphia, London, 1998.
9.  V. V. Vasiliev and E. V. Morozov, Mechanics and Analysis of Composite Materials, Elsevier, Oxford, 2001.
Received 10 August 2006
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