Abstract
In the last years, many techniques and procedures have been employed to optimize traditional composite laminates, which can be classified as constant-stiffness composite laminates (CSCL), since the local stiffness is independent on the position over the laminate. On the other hand, recent advances in manufacturing processes now enable to explore non conventional designs. In particular, the development of automatic fiber placement allows the realization of variable stiffness composite laminates (VSCL), in which the local stiffness varies over the laminated as intended by the designer. In practice, VSCL can be achieved by making the fibers follow curvilinear trajectories over the plies (tow steering), or varying the matrix/fiber fraction over the laminate. Some authors have explored the benefits of VSCL to improve the performance of composite laminates in terms of stress distributions, static deformations, buckling, dynamic behavior and aeroelastic stability. In this context, this work proposes a strategy to optimize tow steered rectangular plates by controlling the angles that define the fiber trajectories. These latter are described by Lagrange polynomials of different orders, and two different sets of boundary conditions are considered. A structural model based on the Ritz method, combined with the classical lamination theory to model the composite laminate are used. The plate is considered thin, being modeled based on Kirchhoffs hypotheses. The equations of motion are obtained from Lagrange equations. The proposed model is validated by comparing natural frequencies and mode shapes with the counterparts obtained by using Nastran finite element software. The model is also validated by using experimental results obtained from a tow steered plate manufactured by the automatic fiber placement. A convergence analysis is carried-out to determine the number of functions in the Ritz basis necessary to ensure convergence of the semi-analytical model. A differential evolution (DE) algorithm is used to maximize the first natural frequency by finding the optimal fiber placement, defined by controlling the interpolation points of Lagrange polynomials of different orders. The results show the possibility of increasing the value of the fundamental frequency for various orders of the interpolation polynomials. However, as this order increases, the fiber paths become more complex, which brings about challenges to manufacturing process. For all simulated conditions, one notices the benefits of VSCL in terms of the vibration behavior, which leads to conclude that tow steering can indeed be used to cope with practical design goals such as to avoid resonances in a specific range of excitation frequency, or to increase the aeroelastic stability margin.
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The authors are thankful to Brazilian Research Agencies CNPq (Projects 310633/2013-3, 402238/2013-3, 145439/2015-1), FAPEMIG, INCT-EIE and FAPESP (Project 2015/20363-6) for the financial support to their research work. The authors are also greatful to Fundaçao de Apoio ao Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas (FIPT) for providing funding support to this research work.
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Guimarães, T.A.M., Pereira, D.A., Rade, D.A. (2019). Dynamic Behavior and Optimization of Tow Steered Composite Plates. In: Fleury, A., Rade, D., Kurka, P. (eds) Proceedings of DINAME 2017. DINAME 2017. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91217-2_12
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