Low velocity impact modeling of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) plates with arbitrary geometry and general boundary conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 187 ◽  
pp. 554-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohadeseh Fallah ◽  
AliReza Daneshmehr ◽  
Hamed Zarei ◽  
Hosein Bisadi ◽  
Giangiacomo Minak
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Arbitrary Geometry ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Velocity Impact ◽  
Reinforced Composite

Effect of the multiple projectile on the low-velocity impact response of CNTs reinforced beam

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Ali Sadik Gafer Qanber ◽  
Raed Salman Saeed Alhusseini ◽  
Bashar Dheyaa Hussein Al-Kasob ◽  
Manar Hamid Jasim ◽  
Mehdi Ranjbar
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Low Velocity Impact ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Lagrange Equations ◽  
Low Velocity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Velocity Impact

PurposeThe main objective of this article is to develop a theoretical formulation for predicting the response of CNTs reinforced beam under multiple impactors with general boundary conditions, using first-order shear deformation beam theory.Design/methodology/approachThe rule of mixtures is implemented to derive the material properties of the beam. The nonlinear Hertz contact law is applied for simulation between impactors and the surface of the beam. A combination of approaches includes energy method, Ritz method and generalized Lagrange equations are used to extract the matrix form of equations of motion. The time-domain solution is obtained using implementing the well-known Runge Kutta 4th order method.FindingsAfter examining the accuracy of the present method, the effects of the number of impactors include one impactor, and three impactors in various CNTs volume fraction are studied for CNTs reinforced beam with clamped-clamped, clamped-free and simply supported boundary conditions under the low-velocity impact. The most important finding of this article is that contact force and beam indentation at the middle of the beam in the case of one impactor are greater than those reported in the case of three impactors.Originality/valueThis article fulfills an identified need to study how CNTs reinforced beam behaviour with general boundary conditions under multiple low-velocity impacts can be enabled.

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