In this paper, we study the deformation of a thin elastic rod constrained inside a cylindrical tube and under the action of an end twisting moment. The ends of the rod are clamped in the lateral direction. Unlike the previous works of others, in which only the fully developed line-contact spiral was considered, we present a complete analysis on the deformation when the dimensionless twisting moment is increased from zero. It is found that the straight rod buckles into a spiral shape and touches the inner wall of the tube at the midpoint when reaches 8.987. As increases to 11.472, the contact point in the middle splits into two, leaving the midpoint floating in the air. As increases to 13.022, the midpoint returns to touch the tube wall and the two-point-contact deformation evolves to a three-point-contact deformation. Starting from , the point contact in the middle evolves to a line contact, and the deformation becomes a point-line-point contact configuration and remains so thereafter. In the case when the line-contact pattern is fully developed, it is possible to predict the spiral shape analytically. The numerical results are found to agree very well with those predicted analytically. Finally, an experimental setup is constructed to observe the deformation evolution of the constrained rod under end twist.
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On an Elastic Rod Inside a Slender Tube Under End Twisting Moment
Hong-Chi Li
Hong-Chi Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Taiwan University
, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
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Jen-San Chen
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Hong-Chi Li
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
National Taiwan University
, Taipei 10617, TaiwanJ. Appl. Mech. Jul 2011, 78(4): 041009 (9 pages)
Published Online: April 13, 2011
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Received:
June 17, 2010
Revised:
October 3, 2010
Posted:
February 23, 2011
Published:
April 13, 2011
Online:
April 13, 2011
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Chen, J., and Li, H. (April 13, 2011). "On an Elastic Rod Inside a Slender Tube Under End Twisting Moment." ASME. J. Appl. Mech. July 2011; 78(4): 041009. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4003708
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