Curved beams such as arches find ubiquitous applications in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering, e.g., stiffened floors, fuselage, railway compartments, and wind turbine blades. The analysis of free vibrations of curved structures plays a critical role in their design to avoid transient loads with dominant frequencies close to their natural frequencies. One way to increase their areas of applications and possibly make them lighter without sacrificing strength is to make them of Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) that are composites with continuously varying material properties in one or more directions. In this thesis, we study free vibrations of FGM circular beams by using a logarithmic shear deformation theory that incorporates through-the-thickness logarithmic variation of the circumferential displacement, and does not require a shear correction factor. The radial displacement of a point is assumed to depend only upon its angular position. Thus the beam theory can be regarded as a generalization of the Timoshenko beam theory. Equations governing transient deformations of the beam are derived by using Hamilton's principle. Assuming a time harmonic variation of the displacements, and by utilizing the generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM) the free vibration problem is reduced to solving an algebraic eigenvalue problem whose solution provides frequencies and the corresponding mode shapes. Results are presented for different spatial variations of the material properties, boundary conditions, and the aspect ratio. It is found that the radial and the circumferential gradation of material properties maintains their natural frequency within that of the homogeneous beam comprised of a constituent of the FGM beam. Furthermore, keeping every other variable fixed, the change in the beam opening angle results in very close frequencies of the first two modes of vibration, a phenomenon usually called mode transition. / Master of Science / Curved and straight beams of various cross-sections are one of the simplest and most fundamental structural elements that have been extensively studied because of their ubiquitous applications in civil, mechanical, biomedical and aerospace engineering. Many attempts have been made to enhance their material properties and designs for applications in harsh environments and reduce weight. One way of accomplishing this is to combine layerwise two or more distinct materials and take advantage of their directional properties. It results in a lightweight structure having overall specific strength superior to that of its constituents. Another possibility is to have volume fractions of two or more constituents gradually vary throughout the structure for enhancing its performance under anticipated applications. Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are a class of composites whose properties gradually vary along one or more space directions. In this thesis, we have numerically studied free vibrations of FGM circular beams to enhance their application domain and possibly use them for energy harvesting.

The focus of this dissertation is on the development of an additive manufacturing system and methodology for fabricating structures with functionally graded porous internal properties and complex three-dimensional external characteristics. For this purpose, a multi-scale three-dimensional printing system was developed, with capabilities and fabrication methodologies refined in the context of, but not limited to, manufacturing of porous bone substitutes. Porous bone implants are functionally graded structures, where internally, the design requires a gradient in porosity and mechanical properties matching the functional transition between cortical and cancellous bone regions. Geometrically, the three-dimensional shape of the design must adhere to the anatomical shape of the bone tissue being replaced. In this work, control over functionally graded porous properties was achieved by integrating specialized modules in a custom-made additive manufacturing system and studying their effect on fabricated constructs. Heterogeneous porous properties were controlled by: (i) using a micro-syringe deposition module capable of embedding sacrificial elements with a controlled feature size within the structure, (ii) controlling the amount of binder dispersed onto the powder substrate using a piezoelectric printhead, (iii) controlling the powder type or size in real-time, and/or (iv) selecting the print layer stacking orientation within the part. Characterization methods included differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)-thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA) to establish the thermal decomposition of sacrificial elements, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDAX) to investigate the chemical composition and crystallinity, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and optical microscopy to investigate the physical and structural properties, uniaxial mechanical loading to establish compressive strength characteristics, and porosity measurements to determine the bulk properties of the material. These studies showed that the developed system was successful in manufacturing embedded interconnected features in the range of 100-500 $ \mu m $, with a significant impact on structural properties resulting in bulk porosities in the range of 30-55% and compressive strength between 2-50 MPa. In this work, control over the the three-dimensional shape of the construct was established iteratively, by using a silhouette extraction image processing technique to determine the appropriate anisotropic compensation factors necessary to offset the effects of shrinkage in complex-shaped parts during thermal annealing. Overall shape deviations in the range of +/- 5-7 % were achieved in the second iteration for a femoral condyle implant in a sheep model. The newly developed multi-scale 3DP system and associated fabrication methodology was concluded to have great potential in manufacturing structures with functionally graded properties and complex shape characteristics.

Functionally graded materials processed by the thermal spray techniques such as electron beam physical vapor deposition and plasma spray forming are known to have an orthotropic structure with reduced mechanical properties. Debonding related failures in these types of material systems occur due to embedded cracks that are perpendicular to the direction of the material property gradation. These cracks are inherently under mixed-mode loading and fracture analysis requires the extraction of the modes I and II stress intensity factors. The present study aims at developing semi-analytical techniques to study embedded crack problems in graded orthotropic media under various boundary conditions. The cracks are assumed to be aligned parallel to one of the principal axes of orthotropy. The problems are formulated using the averaged constants of plane orthotropic elasticity and reduced to two coupled integral equations with Cauchy type dominant singularities. The equations are solved numerically by adopting an expansion - collocation technique. The main results of the analyses are the mixed mode stress intensity factors and the energy release rate as functions of the material nonhomogeneity and orthotropy parameters. The effects of the boundary conditions on the mentioned fracture parameters are also duly discussed.

The objective of this study is to develop crack growth analysis methods for functionally graded materials under mode I cyclic loading by using finite element technique. The study starts with the analysis of test specimens which are given in ASTM standard E399. The material properties of specimens are assumed to be changing along the thickness direction according to a presumed variation function used for the modeling of functionally graded materials. The results of the study reveal the influence of different material variation functions on the crack growth behavior. In the second part, the growth of an elliptical crack which is a common case in engineering applications is analyzed. First, mode I cycling loading is applied perpendicular to the crack plane and crack growth profiles for a certain number of cycles are obtained for homogeneous materials. Then, the code is extended for the analysis functionally graded materials. The material properties are assumed to vary as an exponential function along the major or minor axis direction of the crack. The results can be used to examine the crack profile and material constants&rsquo / influence for a certain number of cyclic loading.

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O objetivo precípuo deste estudo é a implementação computacional de modelos constitutivos elásticos e elastoplásticos para materiais com gradação funcional em regime de grandes deslocamentos e elevadas deformações. Para simular numericamente um problema estrutural, são empregados aqui elementos finitos sólidos (tetraédrico e hexaédrico) com ordem de aproximação polinomial qualquer. Grandezas da Mecânica Não Linear do Contínuo, como deformação e tensão, são utilizadas na formulação deste estudo. Para reproduzir os grandes deslocamentos, é empregada a análise não linear geométrica. A descrição adotada aqui é a Lagrangiana total, e o equilíbrio da estrutura é expresso pelo Princípio da Mínima Energia Potencial Total. Com relação à resposta elástica do material, são usadas leis constitutivas hiperelásticas, nas quais a relação tensão-deformação é obtida a partir de um potencial escalar. O comportamento elastoplástico do material é definido pela decomposição da deformação nas parcelas elástica e plástica, pelo critério de plastificação de von-Mises, pela lei de fluxo associativa, pelas condições de consistência e de complementaridade, pelo parâmetro de encruamento isotrópico e pelo tensor das tensões inversas, relacionado ao encruamento cinemático. Duas formulações elastoplásticas são utilizadas aqui: a de Green-Naghdi, na qual a deformação é decomposta de forma aditiva; e a hiperelastoplástica, em que o gradiente é decomposto de forma multiplicativa. É empregado também o conceito de material com gradação funcional (GF), a qual é definida como a variação gradual (contínua e suave) das propriedades constitutivas do material. A solução numérica do equilíbrio de forças é feita via método iterativo de Newton-Raphson. Para satisfazer o critério de plastificação, são utilizadas as estratégias de previsão elástica, e de correção plástica via algoritmos de retorno. Basicamente foram desenvolvidos cinco programas computacionais: o gerador automático das funções de forma; o gerador de malhas de elementos finitos sólidos; o código para análise de materiais em regime elástico; o código para análise de materiais em regime elastoplástico; e o programa de pós-processamento. Além desses, o aluno teve contato com os programas EPIM3D e DD3IMP ao longo de seu estágio de doutorado na Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal). Os programas EPIM3D e DD3IMP são empregados para analisar, respectivamente, materiais em regime elastoplástico, e processos de conformação de metais. Para o problema da barra sob tração uniaxial uniforme, são descritas equações e soluções analíticas para materiais homogêneos e com GF em regime elastoplástico. Para reduzir o tempo de simulação, foi empregada a programação em paralelo. De acordo com os resultados das simulações numéricas, as principais conclusões são: o refinamento da malha de elementos finitos melhora a precisão dos resultados para materiais em regimes elástico e elastoplástico; as formulações elastoplásticas de Green-Naghdi e hiperelastoplástica parecem ser equivalentes para pequenas deformações; a formulação hiperelastoplástica é equivalente ao modelo mecânico dos programas EPIM3D e DD3IMP para materiais em regime de pequenas deformações elásticas; foram constatados ganhos significativos, em termos de tempo de simulação, com a paralelização dos códigos computacionais de análise estrutural; e os programas desenvolvidos são capazes de simular - com precisão - problemas complexos, como a membrana de Cook e o cilindro fino transversalmente tracionado. / The main objective of this study is the computational implementation of elastic and elastoplastic constitutive models for functionally graded materials in large deformation regime. In order to numerically simulate a structural problem, the finite elements used are solids (tetrahedric and hexahedric) of any order of approximation. Entities from Nonlinear Continnum Mechanics, as strain and stress, are used in the present formulation. To reproduce the finite displacements, the geometrically nonlinear analysis is employed. The description adopted here is the total Lagrangian, and the structural equilibrium is expressed by means of the Principal of Minimum Total Potential Energy. Regarding the elastic material response, hyperelastic constitutive laws are used, in which the stress-strain relation is obtained from a scalar potential. The elastoplastic material behavior is defined by the strain decomposition in the elastic and plastic parts, by the von-Mises yield criterion, by the associative flow law, by the consistency and complementarity conditions, by the isotropic hardening parameter, and by the backstress tensor, related to the kinematic hardening. Two elastoplastic formulations are used here: the Green-Naghdi one, in which the strain is additively decomposed; and the hyperelastoplasticiy, in which the gradient is multiplicatively decomposed. The concept of functionally graded (FG) material, in which the constitutive properties vary gradually (continuous and smoothly), is also used. The numerical solution of the forces equilibrium is obtained via Newton-Raphson iterative procedure. In order to satisfy the yield criterion, the strategies of elastic prediction and plastic correction (via return algorithms) are used. Basically, five computer codes have been developed: the automatic shape functions generator; the solid mesh generator; the code for analysis of materials in the elastic regime; the code for analysis of materials in the elastoplastic regime; and the post-processor. Besides these, the student had contact with the programs EPIM3D and DD3IMP during his doctoral stage in the University of Coimbra (Portugal). The programs EPIM3D and DD3IMP are employed to analyze, respectively, materials in the elastoplastic regime, and sheet-metal forming processes. For the problem of the bar under uniform uniaxial tension, equations and analytical solutions are described for homogeneous and FG materials. To reduce the simulation time, the parallel programming has been employed. According to the numerical simulation results, the main conclusions are: the results accuracy is improved with mesh refinement for materials in the elastic and elastoplastic regimes; the Green-Naghdi elastoplastic formulation and the hyperelastoplasticity appear to be equivalent for small strains; the hyperelastoplastic formulation is equivalent to the mechanical model of the programs EPIM3D and DD3IMP for materials the small elastic strains regime; simulation time reduction has been obtained with the parallelization of the computer codes for structural analysis; the developed programs are capable of simulating, precisely, complex problems, such as the Cook\'s membrane and the pulled thin cylinder.

Depuis 1984, les matériaux à gradients de fonction (FGM) permettent de former une barrière thermique et réduire les fortes discontinuités des propriétés entre deux matériaux de nature différente. Ces multi-matériaux, qui consistent en une variation intentionnelle de la composition chimique entrainant par conséquent une modification des propriétés microstructurales, chimiques, mécaniques et thermiques, permettent de lisser la distribution des contraintes thermiques. L’élaboration in situ de ces alliages sur mesure est rendu possible grâce à l’utilisation de procédés de fabrication additive tel que le procédé par dépôt de poudres DED-CLAD®. Ces procédés connaissent un essor considérable depuis les années 1980 et sont idéaux dans la fabrication de FGM. Dans le cadre de cette thèse CIFRE, des développements techniques ont été effectués pour adapter le procédé DED-CLAD® et permettre la réalisation de FGM. Grâce à plusieurs collaborations industrielles, une étude complète a été réalisée sur les alliages titane-molybdène et titane-niobium. Ces alliages permettent dans le premier cas de réaliser des pièces résistantes à de fortes sollicitations thermiques (secteur spatial), et dans le second cas d’associer les propriétés mécaniques et la biocompatibilité (secteur biomédical). L’originalité de cette thèse repose sur l’étude d’un gradient complet, c’est-à-dire que l’ajout en élément d’alliage varie de 0% à 100%. En effet, les études reportées dans la littérature ne font pas mentions des alliages titane-matériaux réfractaire pour des taux élevés en élément réfractaire. Les analyses microstructurale (DRX, structure cristallographique par EBSD, microstructure), chimique (EDS) et mécanique (microdureté, tests de traction et essais d’indentation instrumentée) ont mis en évidence une évolution des propriétés le long du gradients de composition. La caractérisation mécanique des échantillons par indentation instrumentée s’est par ailleurs révélée particulièrement pertinente dans les cas de ces multi-matériaux / Since 1984, the Functionally Graded Material (FGM) allow to create a thermal barrier and to reduce the strong discontinuities of properties between two materials of different composition. These multimaterials,whose consist of an intentional variation in the chemical composition and, consequently, modify the microstructural, chemical, mechanical and thermal properties, lead to a smooth distribution of the thermal stress. The in-situ development of these custom-made alloys is made possible by the use of additive manufacturing processes such as the DED-CLAD® powder deposition process. These processes have grown substantially since the 1980s and are optimal for the manufacture of FGM. During this industrial thesis, technical developments have been carried out to adapt the DED-CLAD® process and to allow the manufacturing of FGM. Thanks to two industrial collaborations, a full study was carried out on titanium-molybdenum and titanium-niobium alloys. These alloys make it possible, in the first case, to produce parts resistant to strong thermal stress (space sector), and in the second case to combine mechanical properties and biocompatibility (biomedical sector). The originality of this thesis rests on the study of a complete gradient, that is the addition in alloy element varied from 0% to 100%. In fact, studies reported in the literature do not mention titanium-refractory material for high levels of refractory element. Microstructural (XRD, crystallographic analysis by EBSD technique), chemical (EDS) and mechanical (microhardness, tensile test and instrumented indentation) analyses revealed an evolution of the properties along the chemical gradient. The mechanical characterization of the sample by instrumented indentation has also proved particularly relevant in the case of these multi-materials

The main aim of this study is to utilize a Jk-integral based computational method in order to calculate crack tip parameters for orthotropic functionally graded materials (FGMs). The crack is subjected to mixed mode thermal loading. Mixed mode thermal fracture analysis requires the calculation of mode-I and mode-II stress intensity factors (KI ,KII ). In addition to stress intensity factors, energy release rate and T-stress are calculated by means of Jk-integral. Jk-integral is defined as a line integral over a vanishingly small curve. Since it is difficult to deal with a line integral on a vanishing curve , Jk-integral is converted to a domain independent form containing area and line integrals by the help of plane thermoelasticity constitutive relations. Steady-state temperature distribution profiles in FGMs and the components of the Jk-integral are computed by means of the finite element method. In both thermal and structural analyses, finite element models that possess graded isoparametric elements are created in the general purpose finite element analysis software ANSYS. In the formulation of Jk-integral, all required engineering material properties are assumed to possess continuous spatial variations through the functionally graded medium. The numerical results are compared to the results obtained from Displacement Correlation Technique (DCT). The domain independence of Jk-integral is also demonstrated. The results obtained in this study show the effects of crack location and material property gradation profiles on stress intensity factors, energy release rate and T-stress.