Post-buckling analysis of imperfect laminates using finite strips based on a higher-order plate theory

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (15) ◽  
pp. 2265-2278 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. P. Zou ◽  
S. S. E. Lam
Author(s):  
Vu Hoai Nam ◽  
Nguyen Thi Phuong ◽  
Dang Thuy Dong ◽  
Nguyen Thoi Trung ◽  
Nguyen Van Tue

In this paper, an analytical approach for nonlinear buckling and post-buckling behavior of stiffened porous functionally graded plate rested on Pasternak's elastic foundation under mechanical load in thermal environment is presented. The orthogonal and/or oblique stiffeners are attached to the surface of plate and are included in the calculation by improving the Lekhnitskii's smeared stiffener technique in the framework of higher-order shear deformation plate theory. The complex equilibrium and stability equations are established based on the Reddy's higher-order shear deformation plate theory and taken into account the geometrical nonlinearity of von Kármán. The solution forms of displacements satisfying the different boundary conditions are chosen, the stress function method and the Galerkin procedure are used to solve the problem. The good agreements of the present analytical solution are validated by making the comparisons of the present results with other results. In addition, the effects of porosity distribution, stiffener, volume fraction index, thermal environment, elastic foundation… on the critical buckling load and post-buckling response of porous functionally graded material plates are numerically investigated.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (04) ◽  
pp. 1850049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita Parida ◽  
Sukesh Chandra Mohanty

This paper deals with the free vibration and buckling analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plates, resting on the Winkler–Pasternak elastic foundation. The higher order shear deformation plate theory (HSPT) is adopted for the realistic variation of transverse displacement through the thickness, using the power law distribution to describe the variation of the material properties. Both the effects of shear deformation and rotary inertia are considered. In the present model, the plate is discretised into [Formula: see text] eight noded serendipity quadratic elements with seven nodal degrees of freedom (DOFs). The validation study is carried out by comparing the calculated values with those given in the literature. The effects of various parameters like the Winkler and Pasternak modulus coefficients, volume fraction index, aspect ratio, thickness ratio and different boundary conditions on the behaviour of the FGM plates are studied.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tan Li ◽  
Xu Ma ◽  
Wanji Chen ◽  
Xili Jing

This paper is devoted to develop a new 8-node higher-order hybrid stress element (QH8) for free vibration and buckling analysis based on the Mindlin/Reissner plate theory. In particular, a simple explicit expression of a refine method with an adjustable constant is introduced to improve the accuracy of the analysis. A combined mass matrix for natural frequency analysis and a combined geometric stiffness matrix for buckling analysis are obtained using the refined method. It is noted that numerical examples are presented to show the validity and efficiency of the present element for free vibration and buckling analysis of plates. Furthermore, satisfactory accuracy for thin and moderately thick plates is obtained and it is free from shear locking for thin plate analysis and can pass the nonzero shear stress patch test.


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