Thermoelastic Stresses in Multi-Layered Media in Non-Uniform Temperature Fields

Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to determine the shear and peeling stresses in a multilayered media in a nonuniform temperature field. The temperature field is obtained by a finite element solution of the energy equation with a flux generation term in one of the media layers. The resulting thermoelastic stresses are then obtained from a finite element mode which uses a recently developed beam element with only displacement degrees of freedom. Compared to the standard beam element with rotational degrees of freedom, this element without rotational degrees of freedom more readily provides displacement continuity along interfaces between medial layers. As a result of the differences in properties such as Young's moduli, Poisson's ratio, and coefficients of thermal expansion, thermoelastic stresses develop when the multilayered media is subjected to a thermal environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 31, 1992
Accession Number
ADA260901

Entities

People

  • David Salinas
  • Michael J. Neibert
  • Young W. Kwon

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Bending Stress
  • Classification
  • Conductivity
  • Continuity
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Equations
  • Fiberglass
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Nonuniform
  • Security
  • Shear Stresses
  • Standards
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermal Expansion

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.