Hamiltonian formalism for bistable-multilayered plates under non-mechanical stimuli
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Author list: Tichakorn K.; Aimmanee S.
Publisher: Elsevier
Publication year: 2024
Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (0020-7403)
Volume number: 282
Start page: 109603
ISSN: 0020-7403
eISSN: 1879-2162
Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)
Abstract
Bistable multilayered plates have attracted significant attention as morphing and adaptive structures, renowned for their unprecedented exceptional performance. However, accurately predicting both their shape and internal stresses poses formidable challenges due to their geometrically nonlinear nature. For the first time, this paper introduces a Hamiltonian formalism aimed at achieving high-resolution analysis of nonlinear multilayered plates subjected to non-mechanical stimuli, including hygro-thermo-electro-magneto-elastic responses. A canonical system is strategically developed to compute membrane behaviors, yielding symplectic dual differential equations for in-plane field variables. This method elegantly decouples out-of-plane variables from the full-state vector, leading to an exact analytical solution in the membrane problem. To predict the bending behaviors, the first variation of the Hamiltonian energy density function, expressed as a power series of the transverse deflection, ensures flexural equilibrium. The power series effectively captures all admissible out-of-plane deformations, enabling a smooth transition between linear and nonlinear plate responses, including pitchfork bifurcation and limit points. The validity and accuracy of the proposed method are rigorously assessed through convergence tests and satisfaction of boundary conditions across various equilibria, ranging from monostability to bistability. It is cross-verified with high-fidelity finite-element methods (FEM), showing excellent agreements in both deformations and stress resultants. This research presents a physics-based methodology that unveils a parametric interplay between in-plane and out-of-plane field variables, serving as an efficient approach for analyzing adaptive and morphing structures. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
Analytical modeling, Bistability, Hamiltonian formalism, Morphing structure, Multilayered plates, Non-mechanical stimuli
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