Nonlinear dynamic stability of an imperfect shear deformable orthotropic functionally graded material toroidal shell segments under the longitudinal constant velocity

Author(s):  
Ahmed Y Ali ◽  
Hamad M Hasan

This study investigates the nonlinear dynamic buckling of the exponentially functionally graded orthotropic toroidal shell segments under constant loading rates under the shear deformation theory with the damping influence. The properties of the shell material are assumed to be graded according to the exponential distribution function through the shell thickness direction. The shear deformation theory with von Karman nonlinearity, Stein and McElman assumption, initial imperfection, and damping effect are adopted to create the theoretical formulations. Nonlinear dynamic stability equation is solved using Galerkin's procedure and the fourth-order Runge–Kutta technique. The dynamic buckling loads are evaluated by using Budiansky–Roth criterion. Moreover, different parameter influences such as geometrical parameters, velocity, imperfections, damping ratios, and nonhomogeneous parameters on the dynamic buckling are examined in detail. The obtained results are validated with the previous publications and the good agreements are shown.

Author(s):  
Mohamed-Ouejdi Belarbi ◽  
Abdelhak Khechai ◽  
Aicha Bessaim ◽  
Mohammed-Sid-Ahmed Houari ◽  
Aman Garg ◽  
...  

In this paper, the bending behavior of functionally graded single-layered, symmetric and non-symmetric sandwich beams is investigated according to a new higher order shear deformation theory. Based on this theory, a novel parabolic shear deformation function is developed and applied to investigate the bending response of sandwich beams with homogeneous hardcore and softcore. The present theory provides an accurate parabolic distribution of transverse shear stress across the thickness and satisfies the zero traction boundary conditions on the top and bottom surfaces of the functionally graded sandwich beam without using any shear correction factors. The governing equations derived herein are solved by employing the finite element method using a two-node beam element, developed for this purpose. The material properties of functionally graded sandwich beams are graded through the thickness according to the power-law distribution. The predictive capability of the proposed finite element model is demonstrated through illustrative examples. Four types of beam support, i.e. simply-simply, clamped-free, clamped–clamped, and clamped-simply, are used to study how the beam deflection and both axial and transverse shear stresses are affected by the variation of volume fraction index and beam length-to-height ratio. Results of the numerical analysis have been reported and compared with those available in the open literature to evaluate the accuracy and robustness of the proposed finite element model. The comparisons with other higher order shear deformation theories verify that the proposed beam element is accurate, presents fast rate of convergence to the reference results and it is also valid for both thin and thick functionally graded sandwich beams. Further, some new results are reported in the current study, which will serve as a benchmark for future research.


2021 ◽  
Vol 264 ◽  
pp. 113712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed-Ouejdi Belarbi ◽  
Mohammed-Sid-Ahmed Houari ◽  
Ahmed Amine Daikh ◽  
Aman Garg ◽  
Tarek Merzouki ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Mohammad Reza Salehi Kolahi ◽  
Hossein Rahmani ◽  
Hossein Moeinkhah

In this paper, the first order shear deformation theory is used to derive an analytical formulation for shrink-fitted thick-walled functionally graded cylinders. It is assumed that the cylinders have constant Poisson’s ratio and the elastic modulus varies radially along the thickness with a power function. Furthermore, a finite element simulation is carried out using COMSOL Multiphysics, which has the advantage of defining material properties as analytical functions. The results from first order shear deformation theory are compared with the findings of both plane elasticity theory and FE simulation. The results of this study could be used to design and manufacture for elastic shrink-fitted FG cylinders.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1906-1929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelkader Mahmoudi ◽  
Samir Benyoucef ◽  
Abdelouahed Tounsi ◽  
Abdelkader Benachour ◽  
El Abbas Adda Bedia ◽  
...  

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.


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