Isogeometric analysis of shear refined delaminated composite beams using dimensionally reduced beam sectional analysis

In this paper the isogeometric method is used to present a shear refined composite beam model through the concept of dimensional reduction method. A one-dimensional (1D) beam model is extracted from three-dimensional (3D) elasticity problem . The 1D beam model is developed using cross-sectional properties from two-dimensional (2D) beam sectional analysis. The 2D analysis of the cross-section is presented by implementing the transverse shear effects in isogeometric analysis. In beam cross-sectional problem, the influence of linear parameterization is investigated for isogeometric modeling of beam cross-section . Moreover, the effect of delamination on cross-sectional stiffness constants is discussed. Using isogeometric analysis (IGA), less degrees of freedom is needed in contrast to classical finite element method and automatic mesh refinement capability is attained. The present composite beam model eliminates the expensive use of 3D finite element analysis with its high precision and fidelity to 3D problem.