scholarly journals Benchmark Solution for Free Vibration of Moderately Thick Functionally Graded Sandwich Sector Plates on Two-Parameter Elastic Foundation with General Boundary Conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haichao Li ◽  
Fuzhen Pang ◽  
Xueren Wang ◽  
Shuo Li
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Series ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Ritz Procedure ◽  
Two Parameter

The free vibration analysis of moderately thick functionally graded (FG) sector plates resting on two-parameter elastic foundation with general boundary conditions is presented via Fourier-Ritz method, which is composed of the modified Fourier series approach and the Ritz procedure. The material properties are assumed to vary continuously along the thickness according to the power-law distribution. The bilayered and single-layered functionally graded sector plates are obtained as the special cases of sandwich plates. The first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is adopted to construct the theoretical model. Under current framework, regardless of boundary conditions, each displacement and each rotation of plates is represented by the modified Fourier series consisting of a standard Fourier cosine series and several closed-form auxiliary functions introduced to ensure and accelerate the convergence of the series representation. Then, the accurate solutions are obtained by using the Ritz procedure based on the energy function of sector plates. The present method shows good convergence, reliability, and accuracy by comprehensive investigation with some selected classical boundary conditions. Numerous new vibration results for moderately thick FG sandwich sector plates are provided. The effects of the elastic restraint parameters and so forth on free vibration characteristic of sector plates are presented.

scholarly journals Free vibration of functionally graded parabolic and circular panels with general boundary conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Dongyan Shi ◽  
Qingshan Wang ◽  
Bin Qin
Keyword(s):  
Fourier Series ◽  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Admissible Function ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Series Method ◽  
Fourier Series Method

AbstractThe purpose of this content is to investigate the free vibration of functionally graded parabolic and circular panels with general boundary conditions by using the Fourier-Ritz method. The first-order shear deformation theory is adopted to consider the effects of the transverse shear and rotary inertia of the panel structures. The functionally graded panel structures consist of ceramic and metal which are assumed to vary continuously through the thickness according to the power-law distribution, and two types of power-law distributions are considered for the ceramic volume fraction. The improved Fourier series method is applied to construct the new admissible function of the panels to surmount the weakness of the relevant discontinuities with the original displacement and its derivatives at the boundaries while using the traditional Fourier series method. The boundary spring technique is adopted to simulate the general boundary condition. The unknown coefficients appearing in the admissible function are determined by using the Ritz procedure based on the energy functional of the panels. The numerical results show the present method has good convergence, reliability and accuracy. Some new results for functionally graded parabolic and circular panels with different material distributions and boundary conditions are provided, which may serve as benchmark solutions.

scholarly journals Free Vibration Analysis of the Unified Functionally Graded Shallow Shell with General Boundary Conditions

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dongyan Shi ◽  
Shuai Zha ◽  
Hong Zhang ◽  
Qingshan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Shallow Shell ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
Volume Distribution ◽  
General Boundary Conditions

The free vibration analysis of the functionally graded (FG) double curved shallow shell structures with general boundary conditions is investigated by an improved Fourier series method (IFSM). The material properties of FG structures are assumed to vary continuously in the thickness direction, according to the four graded parameters of the volume distribution function. Under the current framework, the displacement and rotation functions are set to a spectral form, including a double Fourier cosine series and two supplementary functions. These supplements can effectively eliminate the discontinuity and jumping phenomena of the displacement function along the edges. The formulation is based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) and Rayleigh-Ritz technique. This method can be universally applied to the free vibration analysis of the shallow shell, because it only needs to change the relevant parameters instead of modifying the basic functions or adapting solution procedures. The proposed method shows excellent convergence and accuracy, which has been compared with the results of the existing literatures. Numerous new results for free vibration analysis of FG shallow shells with various boundary conditions, geometric parameter, material parameters, gradient parameters, and volume distribution functions are investigated, which may serve as the benchmark solution for future researches.

FREE VIBRATION OF FUNCTIONALLY GRADED THIN RECTANGULAR PLATES RESTING ON WINKLER ELASTIC FOUNDATION WITH GENERAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS USING RAYLEIGH–RITZ METHOD

2014 ◽  
Vol 06 (04) ◽  
pp. 1450043 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. CHAKRAVERTY ◽  
K. K. PRADHAN
Keyword(s):  
Free Vibration ◽  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Elastic Foundation ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Functionally Graded ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Winkler Elastic Foundation ◽  
Special Cases

In this paper, free vibration of functionally graded (FG) rectangular plates subject to different sets of boundary conditions within the framework of classical plate theory is investigated. Rayleigh–Ritz method is used to obtain the generalized eigenvalue problem. Trial functions denoting the displacement components are expressed in simple algebraic polynomial forms which can handle any sets of boundary conditions. Material properties of the FG plate are assumed to vary continuously in the thickness direction of the constituents according to power-law form. The objective is to study the effects of constituent volume fractions, aspect ratios and power-law indices on the natural frequencies. New results for frequency parameters are incorporated after performing a test of convergence. Comparison with the results from the existing literature are provided for validation in special cases. Three-dimensional mode shapes are presented for FG square plates having various boundary conditions at the edges for different power-law indices. The present investigation also involves the rectangular FG plate to lay on a uniform Winkler elastic foundation. New results for the eigenfrequencies associated with foundation parameters are also reported here with the validation in special cases after checking a convergence pattern.

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