Compressive study of functionally graded plates resting on Winkler–Pasternak foundations under various boundary conditions using hyperbolic shear deformation theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 645-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Zenkour ◽  
A.F. Radwan
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Functionally Graded Plates ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions

Static Analysis of Moderately Thick Functionally Graded Plates With Various Boundary Conditions

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nastaran Shahmansouri ◽  
Mohammad Mohammadi Aghdam ◽  
Kasra Bigdeli
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Closed Form Solution ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Functionally Graded Plates ◽  
Various Boundary Conditions ◽  
Fg Plates ◽  
Ode Systems

The present study investigates static analyses of moderately thick FG plates. Using the First Order Shear Deformation Theory (FSDT), functionally graded plates subjected to transversely distributed loading with various boundary conditions are studied. Effective mechanical properties which vary from one surface of the plate to the other assumed to be defined by a power law form of distribution. Different ceramic-metal sets of materials are studied. Solution of the governing equations, including five equilibrium and eight constitutive equations, is obtained by the Extended Kantorovich Method (EKM). The system of thirteen Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) in terms of displacements, rotations, force and moment resultants are considered as multiplications of separable function of independent variables x and y. Then by successful utilization of the EKM these equations are converted to a double set of ODE systems in terms of x and y. The obtained ODE systems are then solved iteratively until final convergence is achieved. Closed form solution is presented for these ODE sets. It is shown that the method is very stable and provides fast convergence and highly accurate predictions for both thin and moderately thick plates. Comparison of the normal stresses at various points of rectangular plates and deflection of mid-point of the plate are presented and compared with available data in the literature. The effects of the volume fraction exponent n on the behavior of the normalized deflection, moment resultants and stresses of FG plates are also studied. To validate data for analysis fully clamped FG plates, another analysis was carried out using finite element code ANSYS. Close agreement is observed between predictions of the EKM and ANSYS.

A refined quasi-3D shear deformation theory for thermo-mechanical behavior of functionally graded sandwich plates on elastic foundations

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1906-1929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Mahmoudi ◽  
Samir Benyoucef ◽  
Abdelouahed Tounsi ◽  
Abdelkader Benachour ◽  
El Abbas Adda Bedia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Sandwich Plates ◽  
Refined Theory ◽  
Governing Equations

In this paper, a refined quasi-three-dimensional shear deformation theory for thermo-mechanical analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates resting on a two-parameter (Pasternak model) elastic foundation is developed. Unlike the other higher-order theories the number of unknowns and governing equations of the present theory is only four against six or more unknown displacement functions used in the corresponding ones. Furthermore, this theory takes into account the stretching effect due to its quasi-three-dimensional nature. The boundary conditions in the top and bottoms surfaces of the sandwich functionally graded plate are satisfied and no correction factor is required. Various types of functionally graded material sandwich plates are considered. The governing equations and boundary conditions are derived using the principle of virtual displacements. Numerical examples, selected from the literature, are illustrated. A good agreement is obtained between numerical results of the refined theory and the reference solutions. A parametric study is presented to examine the effect of the material gradation and elastic foundation on the deflections and stresses of functionally graded sandwich plate resting on elastic foundation subjected to thermo-mechanical loading.

Computational Development of a 4-Unknowns Trigonometric Quasi-3D Shear Deformation Theory to Study Advanced Sandwich Plates and Shells

2016 ◽  
Vol 08 (04) ◽  
pp. 1650049 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Mantari
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Sandwich Plates ◽  
Sandwich Plates And Shells ◽  
Plates And Shells ◽  
First Time ◽  
Stretching Effect

In this paper, a simple and accurate sinusoidal trigonometric theory (STT) for the bending analysis of functionally graded single-layer and sandwich plates and shells is presented for the first time. The principal feature of this theory is that models the thickness stretching effect with only 4-unknowns, even less than the first order shear deformation theory (FSDT) which as it is well-known has 5-unknowns. The governing equations and boundary conditions are derived by employing the principle of virtual work. Then, a Navier-type closed-form solution is obtained for functionally graded plates and shells subjected to bi-sinusoidal load for simply supported boundary conditions. Consequently, numerical results of the present STT are compared with other refined theories, FSDT, and 3D solutions. Finally, it can be concluded that: (a) An accurate but simple 4-unknown STT with thickness stretching effect is developed for the first time. (b) Optimization procedure (described in the paper) appear to be of paramount importance for 4-unknown higher order shear deformation theories (HSDTs) of this gender, so deserves a lot of further research. (c) Transverse shear stresses results are sensitive to the theory and need carefully attention.

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