WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics
Print ISSN: 1991-8747, E-ISSN: 2224-3429
Volume 15, 2020
Geometrical Nonlinear Analysis of Slender Micro Arch-Beams Pulled by Magnetic Loadings
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Abstract: In this study, a nonlinear model of micro arch-beams under the action of electrostatic loadings with an initial air gap is presented. Based on the well-developed 3D beam theory proposed by Yang and Kuo [4], the arch beam is modelled as a series of uniform straight beam elements and the pull-in magnetic force is simulated as an electric-induced force by an electrode lying. Then the nonlinear structural analysis of snap-through and pull-in stability for a simply supported shallow arch subjected to a concentrated electrostatic loading will be investigated. To tackle the path-dependent features of electric forces due to presence of air gaps and nonlinear deformations, this study regards the electric forces as pseudo-forces acting at the arch-beam and solves the structure equations using an incremental-iterative procedure. From the numerical results, the present approach demonstrates that the micro-arch beam has the capacity to withstand further electrostatic loading after the snapthrough jump.
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Pages: 19-23
DOI: 10.37394/232011.2020.15.3