Based on the nonlocal elasticity theory, a unified nonlocal, nonlinear, higher-order shear deformable nanoplate model is developed to investigate the size-dependent, large-amplitude, nonlinear vibration of multiferroic composite rectangular nanoplates with different boundary conditions resting on an elastic foundation. By considering a unified displacement vector and using von Kármán’s strain tensor, the strain–displacement components are obtained. Using coupled nonlocal constitutive relations, the coupled ferroelastic, ferroelectric, ferromagnetic, and thermal properties of multiferroic composite materials and small-scale effect are taken into account. The electric and magnetic potential distributions in the nanoplate are calculated via Maxwell’s electromagnetic equations. Furthermore, Hamilton’s principle is utilized to obtain the mathematical formulation associated with the coupled governing equations of motions and boundary conditions. The developed model enables us to consider the effects of rotary inertia and transverse shear deformation without using any shear correction factor. Also, it can be degenerated to the models based on the Kirchhoff and existing shear deformation plate theories. To solve the large-amplitude vibration problem, an efficient multistep numerical solution approach is utilized. Effects of various important parameters such as the type of the plate theory, and parameters of nonlocality and coupled fields on the nonlinear frequency response are investigated.
A new non-linear higher-order shear deformation theory for large-amplitude vibrations of laminated doubly curved shells
