Plastic buckling of circular tubes under axial compression—part II: Analysis

In the second part of this study, the evolution of uniform axisymmetric wrinkling in axially compressed cylinders is modeled using the principle of virtual work. A version of this formulation also allows localization of wrinkling. The model domain is assigned an initial axisymmetric imperfection of a chosen amplitude and the wavelength yielded by the first bifurcation check. The solution correctly simulates the growth of wrinkles and results in a limit load instability. The limit strain is influenced by the amplitude of the imperfection. Beyond the limit load, wrinkling tends to localize, eventually leading to local folding.The possibility of bifurcation of the axisymmetric solution to non-axisymmetric buckling modes is examined by using a dedicated bifurcation check. The bifurcation check was found to yield such buckling modes correctly. The evolution of such buckling modes is simulated by a separate non-axisymmetric model assigned imperfections with axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric components. The domain analyzed is one characteristic wavelength long (2λ_C). Initially, compression activates mainly axisymmetric deformation. In the neighborhood of the bifurcation point, non-axisymmetric deformation starts to develop, eventually leading to a limit load instability. Experimental responses were simulated with accuracy by assigning appropriate values to the two imperfection amplitudes. Prediction of the limit strains for the whole range of diameter-to-thickness ratios (D/t) considered in the experiments was achieved by making the amplitude of the non-axisymmetric imperfection proportional to (D/t)²/m³ (m is the circumferential wavenumber). Matching all aspects of the experiments required inclusion of the anisotropy measured in the tubes tested through Hill's yield criterion in all models.     

Plastic buckling of circular tubes under axial compression—part I: Experiments

Elastic buckling of cylindrical shells due to axial compression results in sudden and catastrophic failure. By contrast, for thicker shells that buckle in the plastic range, failure is preceded by a cascade of events, where the first instability and failure can be separated by strains of 1–5%. The first instability is uniform axisymmetric wrinkling that is typically treated as a plastic bifurcation. The wrinkle amplitude gradually grows and, in the process, reduces the axial rigidity of the shell. This eventually leads to a limit load instability, beyond which the cylinder fails by localized collapse. For some combinations of geometric and material characteristics, this limit load can be preceded by a second bifurcation that involves a non-axisymmetric mode of deformation. Again, this buckling mode localizes resulting in failure.The problem is revisited using a combination of experiments and analysis. In Part I, we present the results of an experimental study involving stainless steel specimens with diameter-to-thickness ratios between 23 and 52. Fifteen specimens were designed and machined to achieve uniform loading conditions in the test section. They were subsequently compressed to failure under displacement control. Along the way, the evolution of wrinkles was monitored using a special surface-scanning device. Bifurcation buckling based on the J₂ deformation theory of plasticity was used to establish the onset of wrinkling. Comparison of measured and calculated results revealed that the wrinkle wavelength was significantly overpredicted. The cause of the discrepancy is shown to be anisotropy present in the tubes used. Modeling of the postbuckling response and the prediction of the limit load instability follows in Part II.     

Hydroforming of aluminum extrusion tubes for automotive applications. Part I: buckling, wrinkling and bursting analyses of aluminum tubes

Three possible failure modes have been identified in tube hydroforming: buckling, wrinkling and bursting. A general theoretical framework is proposed for analyzing these failure modes as an elastoplastic bifurcation problem. This framework enables advanced yield criteria and various strain-hardening laws to be readily incorporated into the analysis. The effect of plastic deformation on the geometric instability in tube hydroforming, such as global buckling, axisymmetric wrinkling and asymmetric wrinkling, is precisely treated by using the exact plane stress moduli tensor. A mathematical formulation for predicting the localized condition for bursting failure is established herein. Furthermore, the critical conditions governing the onset of buckling, axisymmetric wrinkling and asymmetric wrinkling are derived in closed-form expressions for the critical axial compressive stresses. Closed-form solutions for the critical stress are developed based on Neale–Hutchinson's constitutive equation and an assumed deformation theory of plasticity. It is demonstrated that the onset of asymmetric wrinkling always requires a higher critical axial compressive stress than the axisymmetric one under the context of tube hydroforming with applied internal pressure and hence the asymmetric wrinkling mode can be excluded in the analysis of tube hydroforming. Parametric studies show that buckling and axisymmetric wrinkling are strongly dependent on geometric parameters such as t₀/r₀ and r₀/ℓ₀, and that axisymmetric wrinkling is the predominant mode for short tubes while global buckling occurs for long slender tubes.     

初始缺陷和比例加载路径对圆柱壳弹塑性稳定性的影响

应用非线性弹塑性稳定性理论研究圆柱壳在轴向力和内压联合作用下的弹塑性稳定性问题,得到了不同比例加载路径、初始缺陷和塑性变形发展程度对弹塑性失稳的影响规律曲线。结果表明,在内压的作用下,柱壳的临界轴向压应力在初始阶段有所提高,但从某一内压值开始将会有所下降。对于同一比例加载路径,随着缺陷因子的增加,临界屈曲轴向压应力随着相应地递减。而对于同样的缺陷因子,比例加载参数小于1.0时,临界屈曲轴向压应力随着比例加载参数的增大而增大;比例加载参数大于1.0时,临界屈曲轴向压应力随着比例加载参数的增大而减小;比例加载参数等于1.0为理想加载比例参数值。该研究丰富了内高压成形工艺的理论基础。     

Inelastic wrinkling and collapse of tubes under combined bending and internal pressure

The problem of inelastic bending and collapse of tubes in the presence of internal pressure is investigated using experiments and analyses. The experiments involve 1.5-inch diameter, D/t=52 stainless steel tubes bent to failure at fixed values of pressure. The moment-curvature response is governed by the inelastic characteristics of the material. Bending induces some ovalization to the tube cross section while, simultaneously, the internal pressure causes the circumference to grow. Following some inelastic deformation, small amplitude axial wrinkles appear on the compressed side of the tube, and their amplitude grows stably as bending progresses. Eventually, wrinkling localizes, causing catastrophic failure usually in the form of an outward bulge. Internal pressure stabilizes the structure, it increases the wavelength of the wrinkles and can increase significantly the curvature at collapse. The onset of wrinkling is established by a custom bifurcation buckling formulation. The evolution of wrinkling and its eventual localization are simulated successfully using a FE shell model. The material is represented as an anisotropic elastic-plastic solid using the flow theory, while the models are assigned initial geometric imperfections with the wavelength of the wrinkling bifurcation mode. It is demonstrated that successful prediction of collapse requires very accurate representation of the material inelastic properties including yield anisotropies, and that as expected, the collapse curvature is sensitive to the imperfection amplitude and wavelength imposed.     

An elastoplastic analysis of flange wrinkling in deep drawing process

The onset of flange wrinkling of a deep drawing cup is analyzed as an elastoplastic bifurcation problem. The flange is modeled as an elastoplastic annular plate subject to axisymmetric radial tension along its inner edge. As observed in the laboratory as well as practical industrial applications, aluminum alloy sheets usually wrinkle in the plastic range. Therefore, the critical condition governing the onset of elastoplastic wrinkling is formulated within the context of the general bifurcation theory. A closed-form solution for the critical drawing stress is developed based on an assumed nonlinear plastic stress field and the deformation theory of plasticity. The theory properly accounts for the plastic anisotropy of the aluminum sheets and the critical drawing stress at the onset of wrinkling is also compared against the one employing the flow theory of plasticity. The predicted critical bifurcation stress and the wave numbers are compared to those obtained by Senior's one-dimensional theory. It is demonstrated that there is a strong dependency of the critical bifurcated stress at the onset of wrinkling on the shear stress induced on the flange. The effects of flange width, drawing ratios, material properties, strain hardening on the onset of wrinkling are investigated. The differences between the present theoretical approach and Senior's theory are emphasized.     

内压支撑下薄壁管弯曲变形力学分析

管件内压弯曲又称为管件充液弯曲,具有减小截面畸变,延缓薄壁管内侧失稳起皱,提高弯曲成形极限等优点。支撑内压在其中起到了关键性的作用,对于环向和轴向的应力应变分量具有重要影响。采用塑性理论,对内压和弯矩共同作用下的薄壁管弯曲变形进行理论分析。考虑内压对微元平衡方程的影响,建立一个新的理论分析模型,通过求解非线性方程组,得到薄壁管应力应变的分布规律,定量分析内压对薄壁管应力应变的影响趋势。同时通过将有限元分析得到的应力应变分量的信息,与理论解进行对比发现,理论预测和模拟结果相符合,验证所建立的理论分析模型的可靠性。结果表明,轴向和环向应力随内压升高均大大提高,环向应变随内压升高线性递增,而厚向应变线性减小。     

Buckling and collapse of cylinders with one end open and one end simply supported with varying axial restraint

This paper examines the buckling and collapse of cylindrical shells under axial load with one end radially and tangentially fixed, with varying axial fixity, and the other end free. The bifurcation loads are found for elastic cylinders, while collapse loads are found for both elastic and elastic-perfectly plastic cylinders. The varying axial restraint is applied in the form of linear springs. The eigenvalue buckling loads are calculated with conditions matching those of a classical analysis. Bifurcation loads are shown to be a function of the axial restraint; as the axial restraint is increased, the bifurcation load increases dramatically, until it reaches that of a semi-infinite, open ended cylinder. A non-dimensional form of the axial spring stiffness is proposed, and shown to be applicable across a range of geometries.The collapse load and imperfection sensitivity of cylinders with the boundary conditions examined here is also found to be a function of the axial restraint. Cylinders with low axial restraint are shown to be imperfection insensitive, with collapse loads above, or close to, the bifurcation load. As the amount of axial restraint increases, the collapse behaviour displays a degree of imperfection sensitivity associated with more usual boundary conditions.     

On the analysis of sheet metal wrinkling

An analysis for the prediction of wrinkling in curved sheets during metal forming is presented. Using a local approach, similar to that employed for conventional forming limit diagram representations, we construct “wrinkling limit curves” (WLCs) which represent the combinations of the critical principal stresses for wrinkling in curved sheet elements. Wrinkling limit curves are first determined using a bifurcation analysis for plastic buckling in short-wavelength shallow modes. A study of the effects of material properties and sheet geometry on the critical conditions for wrinkling is carried out. We then analyse the effects of geometric imperfections on wrinkling. This analysis is based on the implementation of a finite element scheme. The influence of nonproportional loading is also investigated. In our analysis the material is assumed to be isotropic, elastic-plastic with the plastic part modelled using both J₂ deformation theory and J₂ flow theory of plasticity.     

Plastic buckling of conical shells under axial compression

Analysis and experimental results are presented on the plastic axisymmetric buckling of steep, truncated conical shells under axial compression. Specimens of 6061-T6 aluminum and type 416 stainless steel were tested; in spite of the considerable difference in the stress-strain curves for the two materials, the buckling modes observed in the experiments for geometrically identical cones were the same. Perturbation analysis, which takes account of the continuous change in direction of the plastic strain rate vector during buckling, is found to describe the essential features of the observed buckling deformation.     

An experimental and numerical study of necking initiation in aluminium alloy tubes during hydroforming

In this paper, a combined experimental and numerical investigation of free hydroforming of aluminium alloy tubes is conducted. The tubes are subjected to different loading histories involving axial compression and internal pressure. The circumferential and axial strains experienced by the tubes are continuously recorded along with the pressure and axial load. The numerical simulations are carried out using both 2D axisymmetric and 3D finite-element formulations by applying the experimentally recorded axial load and internal pressure. In the latter, a geometric imperfection is introduced in the form of wall thickness reduction at the tube mid-length in order to trigger necking which happens after significant bulging and beyond the stage of peak pressure. The strain histories and peak pressures obtained from the simulations agree well with those determined from the experiments. Further, the forming limit curve predicted by the simulations as well as from a M–K analysis incorporating the computed strain paths corroborate well with the experimental data. The role of nonproportional straining on the mechanics of failure of the tubes due to bulging and necking is studied in detail.     

Application of the equivalent column concept to the stability of axially compressed bellows

The concept of an equivalent column is adopted in order to examine the bifurcation buckling of S-shaped bellows. The overall buckling of axially compressed bellows (axial force, internal pressure) in the presence of prebuckling nonlinearities is investigated. Instability within the class of axisymmetric deformations (snap-through) is also discussed on the basis of the finite deflections and rotations theory. The geometrical limitation of large elastic deflections of the bellows is taken into account. Curves of axial buckling force versus number of segments are presented for various types of bellows segments.     

圆筒形件不用压边拉深时的皱曲预报

在建立皱由模型的基础上，根据压缩塑性失稳临界载荷公式，导出圆筒形件不用压迫拉深时的皱曲临界切向压应力表达式。由不皱曲条件给出不皱曲的判定式，以及由皱曲确定的极限拉深系数。     

壳体屈曲分析中关于能力减弱系数的剖析

工程中通常采用有限元中的线性屈曲方法和非线性屈曲方法来求解壳体的屈曲载荷。对于复杂结构(如钢安全壳),若直接采用非线性屈曲方法求解,除计算工作量大外,还不容易得到符合实际要求的临界载荷。因此,工程中常通过线弹性方法来获得符合实际要求的临界载荷。介绍了壳体屈曲的线弹性理论解,然后利用ANSYS软件求解圆柱壳受轴向和侧向外压的屈曲载荷,并与理论解进行了对比;最后通过对比前人的试验结果与线弹性理论得到的上临界值来剖析"能力减弱系数"的含义和合理性。结果表明:采用线弹性方法来求解壳体屈曲问题是可行的,但必须进一步考虑"能力减弱系数"、"安全系数"和"塑性折减系数"后才能得到工程上所需的临界屈曲载荷值。     

拱顶储罐承压圈型式与承载能力的关系

拱顶储罐与浮顶储罐的最大差别是前者要承受一定的内压，承压圈是连接顶盖（球壳）与筒供的主要受力构件。在现行设计规范中，承压圈通常是角钢型的，但当储罐趋于大型化时，角钢型承压圈无法承受一定的设计内压。对内压作用下具有三种结构型式承压圈（角钢型，圆锥壳型，圆环壳型）各种容积的拱顶储罐进行了比较全面的强度分析与稳定性分析。最后对三种结构型式的拱顶储罐的变形方式，应力状态，塑性变形历史，塑性极限压力，弹性失稳临界压力进行了分析与对比。     

Investigation of deformation and collapse mechanism for magnesium tube in axial crushing test

This paper demonstrates the quasi-static axial compression and high-speed axial compression tests of extruded magnesium alloy circular tubes for evaluating the crash and fracture behavior of mg parts. To capture the buckling and fracture behavior of Mg tube during the axial compression tests, FE simulation adopts different types of flow curves depending on the deformation mode such as tension and compression with LS-DYNA software. The Mg tube undergoes compressive plastic strain prior to buckling while according to the model based on Hill yield criterion only bulging along the radial direction is predicted. Due to the tension-compression asymmetry of Mg alloys, diameter of Mg tube expands largely at the initial plastic strain before having bulging or folding while only a bulging mode typical for materials with cubic crystal structure can be predicted. Simulation results such as punch load and deformation mode are compared with experimental results in the axial crushing test with AZ61 alloy.     

Horizontal cylinder-in-cylinder buckling under compression and torsion: Review and application to composite drill pipe

Available analytical results and experiments on the structural behavior of constrained horizontal cylinders subjected to axial compression, torsion, and gravitational loads are reviewed. Such configurations are of interest to the oil-drilling field and provide static design expressions for steel tubulars. The buckling problem is similar to restrained railroad tracks and submerged/underwater pipelines under thermal expansion. Due to outer cylinder constraint and gravitational loads, analysis has shown that long cylinders initiate buckling at loads significantly higher than classical Euler buckling loads. For these constrained long cylinders, buckling initiates in a sinusoidal mode that snakes along the lower surface of the constraining cylinder. Classic analytical expressions hold that as the axial load increases, the cylinder achieves an overall helically buckled state in which the buckled cylinder forms a helix spiraling around the inner surface of the constraining cylinder. Torsion is shown to have little effect on either buckling load but controls the sense/direction of the helical buckling. Little experimental data exist on constrained cylinder buckling, and it is unclear how the initiating sinusoidal mode transitions to the helical mode. Implications of the buckling progression for composite cylinder applications are described including the finding that composites perform poorly relative to steel on the metric of buckling due to lower density and axial stiffness; composites perform well on the metric of lock-up length when friction is considered. Based on this review and findings for composite cylinders, recommendations are made for further work.     

薄壁压力容器在内压作用下的弹塑性屈曲行为研究

基于ABAQUS对受内压薄壁压力容器的屈曲行为进行计算时,采用非对称的网格剖分是打破对称性、诱发分叉屈曲的有效方法。与在结构中引入初始缺陷的传统做法相比,该法具有更加客观真实,且不破坏原始结构的优势。通过一系列的数值试验,揭示薄壁压力容器在内压作用下的弹塑性屈曲规律。计算结果表明,在内压作用下薄壁压力容器过渡区域出现波状的分叉屈曲形态,随着加载的继续,过渡段将逐渐生成肉眼可视的褶皱。通过与试验结果以及传统方法对比,非对称网格剖分方式可以更加简单而有效地诱发结构的分叉屈曲行为,且与试验结果吻合较好。     

Analytical approach to bursting in tube hydroforming using diffuse plastic instability

Analytical studies on onset of bursting failure in tube hydroforming under combined internal pressure and independent axial feeding are carried out. Bursting is irrecoverable phenomenon due to local instability under excessive tensile stress. In this paper, in order to predict the bursting failure diffuse plastic instability based on the Hill's quadratic plastic potential is introduced. The incremental theory of plasticity for anisotropic material is adopted and then the hydroforming limit and bursting failure diagram with respect to axial feeding and hydraulic pressure are presented. The influences of the plastic anisotropy on plastic instability, the limit stress and the bursting pressure are also investigated. Finally, the stress-based hydroforming limit diagram obtained from the above approach is verified with experimental results.     

管材屈曲和起皱分析

研究了薄壁管在高压成形过程中的屈曲、起皱失稳现象,通过对所建立的弹塑性屈曲（全局屈曲）和起皱（局部屈曲）模型的分析计算,获得了管子屈曲、起皱的初始条件、临界载荷和临界应力计算公式。研究表明,屈曲和起皱的产生取决于几何参数,如相对半径r0/l0和相对厚度d0/r0等,且对长管而言,屈曲是主要的失稳形式,但对于短管,起皱则是主要的失稳形式,薄壁管内压对薄壁管起皱、屈曲没有影响。