Buckling Analysis of an Origami-Inspired Structure with the Finite Element Method

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The limit load analysis of a thin-walled cylindrical structure (shell) has been reported. It was designed using the Yoshimura origami pattern and loaded under compression. Three analyzes were performed using the finite element method with the ANSYS code: linear buckling, nonlinear buckling, and Riks method analysis (arc length). In the first case, the eigen linear values were obtained. The nonlinear buckling analysis was done with a controlled displacement using the Newton–Raphson method as a function of the incremental stiffness matrices. Nonlinear material properties and large deformations were considered. It is important to keep in mind, that the arc length method must be used in a force-controlled approach of a nonlinear buckling problem. In the analysis with the Riks method all the conditions used in the nonlinear buckling analysis were maintained.

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Moctezuma-Reyes, J.J. et al. (2023). Buckling Analysis of an Origami-Inspired Structure with the Finite Element Method. In: Öchsner, A., Altenbach, H. (eds) Engineering Design Applications V. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 171. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26466-5_19

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