Free vibration, buckling and bending analyses of multilayer functionally graded graphene nanoplatelets reinforced composite plates using the NURBS formulation

2019 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 749-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chien H. Thai ◽  
A.J.M. Ferreira ◽  
T.D. Tran ◽  
P. Phung-Van
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Graphene Nanoplatelets ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Reinforced Composite

Static and Free Vibration Analyses of Functionally Graded Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Plates using CS-DSG3

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 1850133 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Truong-Thi ◽  
T. Vo-Duy ◽  
V. Ho-Huu ◽  
T. Nguyen-Thoi
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Triangular Element ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Strain Smoothing ◽  
Discrete Shear Gap

This study presents an extension of the cell-based smoothed discrete shear gap method (CS-DSG3) using three-node triangular elements for the static and free vibration analyses of carbon nanotube reinforced composite (CNTRC) plates. The single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are assumed to be uniformly distributed (UD) and functionally graded (FG) distributed along the thickness direction. The material properties of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates are estimated according to the rule of mixture. The governing equations are developed based on the first-order shear deformation plate theory (FSDT). In the CS-DSG3, each triangular element will be divided into three sub-triangles, and in each sub-triangle, the stabilized discrete shear gap method is used to compute the strains and to avoid the transverse shear locking. Then the strain smoothing technique on the whole triangular element is used to smooth the strains on these three sub-triangles. Effects of several parameters, such as the different distribution of carbon nanotubes (CNTs), nanotube volume fraction, boundary condition and width-to-thickness ratio of plates are investigated. In addition, the effect of various orientation angles of CNTs is also examined in detail. The accuracy and reliability of the proposed method are verified by comparing its numerical solutions with those of other available results in the literature.

scholarly journals Effect of Thickness Stretching on Bending and Free Vibration Behaviors of Functionally Graded Graphene Reinforced Composite Plates

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11362
Author(s):  
Zhuangzhuang Wang ◽  
Liansheng Ma
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Solution Method ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Navier Solution ◽  
Reinforced Composite ◽  
Number Of Layers ◽  
Asymmetrically Distributed ◽  
Stretching Effect

The focus of this paper is the effect of thickness stretching on the static and dynamic behaviors of functionally graded graphene reinforced composite (FG-GRC) plates. The bending and free vibration behaviors of FG-GRC plates under simply supported conditions are studied based on two plate theories, with or without taking into account the thickness stretching effect, respectively, and the effect of thickness stretching on FG-GRC plates is analyzed by comparing the calculated results of the two types of plate theories. The properties of composite materials are estimated by the modified Halpin-Tsai model and rule of mixture, Hamilton’s principle is used to construct its governing equation, and the Navier solution method is used to find the closed solution. The numerical results show that the effect of thickness stretching depends mainly on the transverse anisotropy of the FG-GRC plates, and the FG-GRC plates are most significantly affected by the thickness stretching when the graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) are asymmetrically distributed, and the effect of thickness stretching tends to increase as the total number of layers and the weight fraction of GPLs increase.

scholarly journals Free Vibration Analysis of Smart Laminated Functionally Graded CNT Reinforced Composite Plates via New Four-Variable Refined Plate Theory

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 3675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Huu Quoc ◽  
Tran Minh Tu ◽  
Vu Van Tham
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Transverse Shear Strain ◽  
Refined Plate Theory ◽  
Reinforced Composite

This paper presents a new four-variable refined plate theory for free vibration analysis of laminated piezoelectric functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates (PFG-CNTRC). The present theory includes a parabolic distribution of transverse shear strain through the thickness and satisfies zero traction boundary conditions at both free surfaces of the plates. Thus, no shear correction factor is required. The distribution of carbon nanotubes across the thickness of each FG-CNT layer can be functionally graded or uniformly distributed. Additionally, the electric potential in piezoelectric layers is assumed to be quadratically distributed across the thickness. Equations of motion for PFG-CNTRC rectangular plates are derived using both Maxwell’s equation and Hamilton’s principle. Using the Navier technique, natural frequencies of the simply supported hybrid plate with closed circuit and open circuit of electrical boundary conditions are calculated. New parametric studies regarding the effect of the volume fraction, the CNTs distribution, the number of layers, CNT fiber orientation and thickness of the piezoelectric layer on the free vibration response of hybrid plates are performed.

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