Volume 105, Issue 5 e70077
ORIGINAL PAPER

Nonlinear analytical buckling analysis of composite cylindrical shells under magneto-electro-mechanical coupling: The role of flexoelectric and flexomagnetic effects

Wei Wang

Wei Wang

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Zilong Jiang

Zilong Jiang

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Gaofei Guan

Gaofei Guan

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Jiabin Sun

Jiabin Sun

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Chemical Engineering Ocean and Life Science, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin, P.R. China

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Lide Chen

Lide Chen

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Rui Li

Rui Li

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Zhenhuan Zhou

Corresponding Author

Zhenhuan Zhou

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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Zhenhuan Zhou, State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P.R. China.

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Xinsheng Xu

Xinsheng Xu

State Key Laboratory of Structural Analysis, Optimization and CAE Software for Industrial Equipment, School of Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, P.R. China

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First published: 26 April 2025

Abstract

Structures featuring flexoelectric and flexomagnetic effects have great potential for the manufacture of innovative devices, such as data storage, actuators, sensors and energy harvesters. To evaluate the stability of such devices, the buckling behaviors of magneto-electric-elastic (MEE) cylindrical shells with flexoelectric and flexomagnetic effects are investigated. A novel buckling model is developed based on the high-order shear deformation shell theory incorporating with the pre-buckling non-uniform deformation. The critical buckling loads and buckling mode shapes are obtained by the Galerkin's method involving with some newly proposed trial functions. The effects of key parameters including boundary conditions, geometrical parameters, flexoelectric and flexomagnetic coefficients and external magnetoelectric field on the buckling behaviors of MEE cylindrical shells are investigated. The results indicate that the flexoelectric effect enhances the critical buckling stresses, while the flexomagnetic effect weakens them. Therefore, the combination of magnetic and electric fields provides an effective way to adjust the buckling behaviors of MEE cylindrical shells and provide a wider range of control over the critical buckling stresses.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data will be made available on request.

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