COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE) APPROACH IN THE BENDING ANALYSIS OF A COMPOSITE BEAM
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- TITLE: COMPUTER-AIDED ENGINEERING (CAE) APPROACH IN THE BENDING ANALYSIS OF A COMPOSITE BEAM
- ABSTRACT: Bending analysis of a symmetric cross-ply beam subjected to a uniform distributed load with different boundary conditions is performed by utilizing finite element method through a computer aided engineering (CAE) software. In this study, 3-D modelling with brick elements is used in order to have an alternative reference solution, although modelling with conventional and continuum shell elements are appropriate choices for composite structures. The longitudinal and vertical in-plane displacements, shear and normal stresses are examined at different points and sections of the beam. The results are compared with the analytical and computational solutions available in the literature, and the in-plane displacement and bending stress distributions are illustrated for various boundary conditions.
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