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  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Soft Matter Physics

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  • Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are stimuli-responsive materials with unique shape-morphing capabilities.
  • Conical shells are fundamental structural elements with applications ranging from aerospace to robotics.
  • The load-bearing capacity of these structures is crucial for their functional performance, particularly in active lifting applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reexamine the load-bearing capacity of conical shells made from liquid crystal elastomers.
  • To investigate the buckling behavior and postbuckling instabilities of these conical structures under compression.
  • To establish a new theoretical framework for predicting the critical buckling load in the thin-limit regime.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of shell mechanics.
  • Numerical simulations to model buckling and postbuckling phenomena.
  • Experimental validation of theoretical predictions and numerical results.

Main Results:

  • Conical shells buckle at lower loads than predicted by classical Seide-Koiter theory, especially under frictionless conditions.
  • Buckling initiates in an outer boundary layer with amplified azimuthal compression and oscillatory bending.
  • Subcritical buckling growth and complex postbuckling states with multiple curved ridges were observed and characterized.
  • A new thin-limit formula for the critical load (∝t^{5/2}) was derived and numerically validated.

Conclusions:

  • The study reveals novel buckling mechanisms in conical shells, deviating from classical predictions.
  • Deep postbuckling behavior leads to intricate patterns and instabilities that influence overall structural integrity.
  • Understanding these instabilities is critical for optimizing the lifting performance of active conical structures.