Buckling and reliability analysis of CNT-reinforced-beams based on Hasofer-Lind and Rackwitz-Fiessler methods

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2018-03-13
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Inthispaper,thenonlinearconjugatemapbasedontheconjugateRackwitz-FiesslerandHasofer-Lind(CHL-RF)methodisusedtoevaluatethereliabilityusingfirstorderreliabilitymethodoftheembeddednanocompositebeam,whichismadefrompolymerreinforcedwithcarbonnanotubs(CNTs).ThestructureissimulatedwithTimoshenkobeammodel.TheMori-Tanakamethodisappliedforobtainingtheeffectivepropertiesofnanocompositebeam.Thesurroundingelasticmediumisconsideredbyspringandshearconstants.UtilisingenergymethodandHamilton'sprincipal,thegoverningequationsareobtained.Usingananalyticalmethod,thebucklingperformancefunctionofstructureisobtained.Theinfluencesofthebasicrandomvariablesincludingthelengthtothicknessratioofbeam(L/h),springconstantandshearconstantoffoundationwithrespecttothevolumefractionofCNTsareinvestigatedonthereliabilityindexofthenanocompositebeamsubjectedtoaxialforceof20GPa.Theresultsindicatedthatthefailureprobabilitiesofthestudiedthenanocompositebeamarethesensitivetothelengthtothicknessofbeam(L/h)andspringconstantoffoundationvariables.