Semi-Monocoque Theory: corrective solutions


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from pint import UnitRegistry
import sympy
import networkx as nx
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import sys
%matplotlib inline
from IPython.display import display

Import Section class, which contains all calculations


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from Section import Section

Initialization of sympy symbolic tool and pint for dimension analysis (not really implemented rn as not directly compatible with sympy)


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ureg = UnitRegistry()
sympy.init_printing()

Define sympy parameters used for geometric description of sections


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A, A0, t, t0, a, b, h, L, E, G = sympy.symbols('A A_0 t t_0 a b h L E G', positive=True)

We also define numerical values for each symbol in order to plot scaled section and perform calculations


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values = [(A, 150 * ureg.millimeter**2),(A0, 250  * ureg.millimeter**2),(a, 80 * ureg.millimeter), \
          (b, 20 * ureg.millimeter),(h, 35 * ureg.millimeter),(L, 2000 * ureg.millimeter), \
          (t, 0.8 *ureg.millimeter),(E, 72e3 * ureg.MPa), (G, 27e3 * ureg.MPa)]
datav = [(v[0],v[1].magnitude) for v in values]

First example: Simple rectangular symmetric section

Define graph describing the section:

1) stringers are nodes with parameters:

  • x coordinate
  • y coordinate
  • Area

2) panels are oriented edges with parameters:

  • thickness
  • lenght which is automatically calculated

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stringers = {1:[(2*a,h),A],
             2:[(a,h),A],
             3:[(sympy.Integer(0),h),A],
             4:[(sympy.Integer(0),sympy.Integer(0)),A],
             5:[(2*a,sympy.Integer(0)),A]}
             #5:[(sympy.Rational(1,2)*a,h),A]}

panels = {(1,2):t,
          (2,3):t,
          (3,4):t,
          (4,5):t,
          (5,1):t}

Define section and perform first calculations


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S1 = Section(stringers, panels)

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S1.cycles


Out[8]:
$$\left [ \left [ 2, \quad 3, \quad 4, \quad 5, \quad 1, \quad 2\right ]\right ]$$

Plot of S1 section in original reference frame

Define a dictionary of coordinates used by Networkx to plot section as a Directed graph. Note that arrows are actually just thicker stubs


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start_pos={ii: [float(S1.g.node[ii]['ip'][i].subs(datav)) for i in range(2)] for ii in S1.g.nodes() }

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plt.figure(figsize=(12,8),dpi=300)
nx.draw(S1.g,with_labels=True, arrows= True, pos=start_pos)
plt.arrow(0,0,20,0)
plt.arrow(0,0,0,20)
#plt.text(0,0, 'CG', fontsize=24)
plt.axis('equal')
plt.title("Section in starting reference Frame",fontsize=16);


Plot of S1 section in inertial reference Frame

Section is plotted wrt center of gravity and rotated (if necessary) so that x and y are principal axes. Center of Gravity and Shear Center are drawn


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positions={ii: [float(S1.g.node[ii]['pos'][i].subs(datav)) for i in range(2)] for ii in S1.g.nodes() }

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x_ct, y_ct = S1.ct.subs(datav)

plt.figure(figsize=(12,8),dpi=300)
nx.draw(S1.g,with_labels=True, pos=positions)
plt.plot([0],[0],'o',ms=12,label='CG')
plt.plot([x_ct],[y_ct],'^',ms=12, label='SC')
#plt.text(0,0, 'CG', fontsize=24)
#plt.text(x_ct,y_ct, 'SC', fontsize=24)
plt.legend(loc='lower right', shadow=True)
plt.axis('equal')
plt.title("Section in pricipal reference Frame",fontsize=16);


Compute L matrix: with 5 nodes we expect 2 dofs, one with symmetric load and one with antisymmetric load


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S1.compute_L()

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S1.L


Out[15]:
$$\left[\begin{matrix}- \frac{1}{2} & 1\\1 & 0\\- \frac{1}{2} & -1\\0 & 1\\0 & -1\end{matrix}\right]$$

Compute H matrix


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S1.compute_H()

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S1.H


Out[17]:
$$\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{1}{2} & - \frac{1}{2}\\- \frac{1}{2} & - \frac{1}{2}\\0 & \frac{1}{2}\\0 & - \frac{1}{2}\\0 & \frac{1}{2}\end{matrix}\right]$$

Compute $\tilde{K}$ and $\tilde{M}$ as:

$$\tilde{K} = L^T \cdot \left[ \frac{A}{A_0} \right] \cdot L$$$$\tilde{M} = H^T \cdot \left[ \frac{l}{l_0}\frac{t_0}{t} \right] \cdot L$$

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S1.compute_KM(A,h,t)

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S1.Ktilde


Out[19]:
$$\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{3}{2} & 0\\0 & 4\end{matrix}\right]$$

In [20]:
S1.Mtilde


Out[20]:
$$\left[\begin{matrix}\frac{a}{2 h} & 0\\0 & \frac{a}{h} + \frac{1}{2}\end{matrix}\right]$$

Compute eigenvalues and eigenvectors as:

$$\left| \mathbf{I} \cdot \beta^2 - \mathbf{\tilde{K}}^{-1} \cdot \mathbf{\tilde{M}} \right| = 0$$

We substitute some numerical values to simplify the expressions


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sol_data = (S1.Ktilde.inv()*(S1.Mtilde.subs(datav))).eigenvects()

Eigenvalues correspond to $\beta^2$


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β2 = [sol[0] for sol in sol_data]
β2


Out[22]:
$$\left [ \frac{39}{56}, \quad \frac{16}{21}\right ]$$

Eigenvectors are orthogonal as expected


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X = [sol[2][0] for sol in sol_data]
X


Out[23]:
$$\left [ \left[\begin{matrix}0\\1\end{matrix}\right], \quad \left[\begin{matrix}1\\0\end{matrix}\right]\right ]$$

From $\beta_i^2$ we compute: $$\lambda_i = \sqrt{\frac{E A_0 l_0}{G t_0} \beta_i^2}$$

substuting numerical values


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λ = [sympy.N(sympy.sqrt(E*A*h/(G*t)*βi).subs(datav)) for βi in β2]
λ


Out[24]:
$$\left [ 110.397010829098, \quad 115.470053837925\right ]$$

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