Buckling and Postbuckling of Plates Made of FG-GPL-Reinforced Porous Nanocomposite with Various Shapes and Boundary Conditions

2021 ◽  
pp. 2150063
Author(s):  
R. Ansari ◽  
R. Hassani ◽  
R. Gholami ◽  
H. Rouhi
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Micromechanical Model ◽  
Gaussian Random Field ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Dispersion Pattern ◽  
Porosity Coefficient

Within the framework of a variational mixed formation and higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT), a numerical approach is developed in this research to investigate the buckling and post buckling behaviors of variously-shaped plates made of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composites (FG-GPLRCs) taking the effect of porosity into account. By the proposed approach, which can be named as VDQ-FEM, thick and moderately thick plate-type structures with different shapes (e.g. rectangular, skew, or quadrilateral) with arbitrary-shaped cutout (e.g. circular or rectangular) can be studied. Various types for porosity distribution scheme and GPL dispersion pattern including uniform and different functionally graded patterns are considered along the thickness of plate. In the computation of material properties, the closed-cell Gaussian Random field scheme and Halpin–Tsai micromechanical model are utilized. One of the key novelties of proposed approach is developing an efficient way according to the mixed formulation to accommodate the continuity of first-order derivatives on the common boundaries of elements for the used HSDT model. Several numerical examples are given to analyze the influences of porosity coefficient/distribution pattern, GPL weight fraction/dispersion pattern, cutout and boundary conditions on the buckling and postbuckling characteristics of FG-GPLR porous composite plates.

The Effect of Boundary Conditions and Stacking Sequence on the Nonlinear Behavior of Laminated Composite Plates in Bending

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 33-47
Author(s):  
Mouad Bellahkim ◽  
Youssef Benbouras ◽  
Aziz Maziri ◽  
El Hassan Mallil ◽  
Jamal Echaabi
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Stacking Sequence ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Bending Loads ◽  
Deflection Theory

This paper presents an effectively numerical approach based on quadrilateral isoperimetric element. Indeed, the Von-Karman’s large deflection theory and the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) are also used in the formulation of the element to formulate the geometrically nonlinearity analysis. The nonlinear finite element code has been developed by using Matlab. Therefore, the governing nonlinear equations obtained are solved using Newton–Raphson iterative technique. Finally, the results obtained are compared with those available in the literature and with those obtained by ABAQUS. It has been found that the present approach is accurate and efficient to predict the nonlinear behavior of laminated composite plates under bending loads. Moreover, the effects of the boundary conditions and the stacking sequence on the nonlinear deflection of the plate are treated.

Vibration of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates under a moving load

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parviz Malekzadeh ◽  
Mojtaba Dehbozorgi ◽  
Seyyed Majid Monajjemzadeh
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Moving Load ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Micromechanical Model ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Reinforced Composite

AbstractThe vibration behavior of functionally graded carbon nanotube (CNT)-reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) plates under a moving load is investigated based on the first-order shear deformation theory of plates using the finite element method. An embedded single-walled CNT (SWCNT) in the polymer matrix and its surrounding interphase is replaced with an equivalent fiber to obtain the effective mechanical properties of the CNT/polymer composite plates using the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka micromechanical model. The equations of motion of plate elements are derived by utilizing Hamilton’s principle. Newmark’s time integration scheme is employed to discretize the equations of motion in the temporal domain. The convergence of the method is numerically demonstrated and its accuracy is shown by performing comparison studies with existing solutions for the free vibration and static analysis of FG-CNTRC plates and also the exact solution of isotropic plates under a moving load. Then, the numerical results are presented to study the effects of various profiles of the CNT distribution, which includes both symmetric and asymmetric distributions, the velocity of the moving load, and thickness-to-length and aspect ratios together with boundary conditions on the dynamic characteristic of the FG-CNTRC plate under a moving load.

Analysis of vibration in rotating pretwisted functionally graded graphene platelets reinforced nanocomposite laminated blades with an attached point mass

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440622110084
Author(s):  
Amin Ghorbani Shenas ◽  
Parviz Malekzadeh ◽  
Sima Ziaee
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Polymer Matrix ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Weight Fraction ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Point Mass ◽  
Attached Mass ◽  
Graphene Platelets ◽  
Twisted Beam

This work presents an investigation on the free vibration behavior of rotating pre-twisted functionally graded graphene platelets reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) laminated blades/beams with an attached point mass. The considered beams are constituted of [Formula: see text] layers which are bonded perfectly and made of a mixture of isotropic polymer matrix and graphene platelets (GPLs). The weight fraction of GPLs changes in a layer-wise manner. The effective material properties of FG-GPLRC layers are computed by using the modified Halpin-Tsai model together with rule of mixture. The free vibration eigenvalue equations are developed based on the Reddy’s third-order shear deformation theory (TSDT) using the Chebyshev–Ritz method under different boundary conditions. After validating the approach, the influences of the GPLs distribution pattern, GPLs weight fraction, angular velocity, the variation of the angle of twist along the beam axis, the ratio of attached mass to the beam mass, boundary conditions, position of attached mass, and geometry on the vibration behavior are investigated. The findings demonstrate that the natural frequencies of the rotating pre-twisted FG-GPLRC laminated beams significantly increases by adding a very small amount of GPLs into polymer matrix. It is shown that placing more GPLs near the top and bottom surfaces of the pre-twisted beam is an effective way to strengthen the pre-twisted beam stiffness and increase the natural frequencies.

Thermal Post-Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Composite Plates with Nonlinear Aerodynamic Forces

2010 ◽  
Vol 123-125 ◽  
pp. 280-283
Author(s):  
Chang Yull Lee ◽  
Ji Hwan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Material Properties ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Functionally Graded Composite ◽  
Post Buckling

The post-buckling of the functionally graded composite plate under thermal environment with aerodynamic loading is studied. The structural model has three layers with ceramic, FGM and metal, respectively. The outer layers of the sandwich plate are different homogeneous and isotropic material properties for ceramic and metal. Whereas the core is FGM layer, material properties vary continuously from one interface to the other in the thickness direction according to a simple power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions. Governing equations are derived by using the principle of virtual work and numerical solutions are solved through a finite element method. The first-order shear deformation theory and von-Karman strain-displacement relations are based to derive governing equations of the plate. Aerodynamic effects are dealt by adopting nonlinear third-order piston theory for structural and aerodynamic nonlinearity. The Newton-Raphson iterative method applied for solving the nonlinear equations of the thermal post-buckling analysis

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.

NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON FREE VIBRATION OF DELAMINATED WOVEN FIBER GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE PLATES

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (02) ◽  
pp. 377-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. MOHANTY ◽  
S. K. SAHU ◽  
P. K. PARHI
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Aspect Ratio ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Fiber Glass ◽  
Number Of Layers

This paper presents a combined experimental and numerical study of free vibration of industry-driven woven fiber glass/epoxy (G/E) composite plates with delamination. Using the first-order shear deformation theory, an eight-noded two-dimensional quadratic isoparametric element was developed, which has five degrees of freedom per node. In the experimental study, the influence of various parameters such as the delamination size, boundary conditions, fiber orientations, number of layers, and aspect ratio on the natural frequencies of delaminated composite plates are investigated. Comparison of the numerical results with experimental ones shows good agreement. Fundamental natural frequencies are found to decrease with the increase in the delamination size and fiber orientation and increases with the increase in the number of layers and aspect ratio of delaminated composite plates. The natural frequency of the delaminated composite plate varies significantly for different boundary conditions.

scholarly journals Weight optimisation of functionally graded beams using modified differential evolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pham Hoang Anh ◽  
Tran Thuy Duong
Keyword(s):  
Differential Evolution ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Lightweight Design ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Parameter Distribution ◽  
Power Law Distribution ◽  
De Algorithm ◽  
Fgm Beam

In this article, an efficient numerical approach for weight optimisation of functionally graded (FG) beams in the presence of frequency constraints is presented. For the analysis purpose, a finite element (FE) solution based on the first order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is established to analyse the free vibration behaviour of FG beams. A four-parameter power law distribution and a five-parameter trigonometric distribution are used to describe the volume fraction of material constituents in the thickness direction. The goal is to tailor the thickness and material distribution for minimising the weight of FG beams while constraining the fundamental frequency to be greater than a prescribed value. The constrained optimisation problem is effectively solved by a novel differential evolution (DE) algorithm. The validity and efficiency of the proposed approach is demonstrated through two numerical examples corresponding to the four-parameter distribution and the five-parameter distribution.Keywords: FGM beam; lightweight design; frequency constraint; differential evolution.

A Unified Modeling Method for Dynamic Analyses of FGP Annular and Circular Plates with General Boundary Conditions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Lu ◽  
X. Hua ◽  
C. Chiu ◽  
X. Zhang ◽  
S. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Modeling Method ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Circular Plates ◽  
Unified Modeling ◽  
Dynamic Analyses ◽  
Vibration Responses

The porous material is an emerging lightweight material, which is able to reduce structural weight and also keeps the superiority of the structure. Therefore, this work is devoted to the investigation of the functionally graded porous (FGP) annular and circular plates with general boundary conditions. The unified modeling method is proposed by combining the first-order shear deformation theory, the virtual spring technology, the multi-segment partition method, and the semi-analysis Rayleigh–Ritz approach. Afterwards, the convergency and correctness of the proposed method are verified, respectively. The frequency parameters, modal shapes, and forced vibration responses are uniformly calculated based on the proposed method. Finally, the dynamic analyses of the FGP annular and circular plates with different parameters, such as the porosity distribution types, porosity ratios, boundary condition types, geometry parameters, and load types, are conducted in detail. It is found that the reasonable porous design is able to keep the dynamic stability of the structure under different parameter variations.

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.

Magneto-electro-elastic vibration of moderately thick FG annular plates subjected to multi physical loads in thermal environment using GDQ method by considering neutral surface

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (10) ◽  
pp. 2140-2159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ehsan Arshid ◽  
Ali Kiani ◽  
Saeed Amir
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Thermal Environment ◽  
Differential Quadrature Method ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Elastic Vibration ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Neutral Surface ◽  
Sensors And Actuators

The vibration analysis of an annular plate made up of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic materials subjected to multi physical loads is presented. The plate is in thermal environment and temperature is distributed non-uniformly in its thickness direction. In addition, the plate is assumed moderately thick, the material properties vary through the thickness, and the exact neutral surface position is determined and took into account. According to Hamilton’s principle and the first-order shear deformation theory, the governing motion equations are extracted. Numerical results for various boundary conditions are obtained via the generalized differential quadrature method and are validated in simpler states with those of the literature. The effects of different parameters such as material property gradient index, multi physical loads, temperature variations, boundary conditions and geometric specifications of the plate on the natural frequencies and mode shapes are investigated. Temperature changes have little effect on the natural frequencies and the effect of electric potential on them is opposite of magnetic one. In other words, by increasing the magnetic potential, the rigidity of the plate increases too, and the frequency increases. The results of this study are useful to design more efficient sensors and actuators used in the smart or intelligent structures.

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