scholarly journals Thermal Buckling Analysis of Laminated Composite plates with General Elastic Boundary Supports

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Mohammed Basheer Alabas ◽  
Wedad Ibrahim Majid
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Fourier Series ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Thermal Buckling ◽  
Transverse Displacement ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Elastic Boundary

In this study, the modified Rayleigh-Ritz method and Fourier series are used to determine the thermal buckling behavior of laminated composite thin plates with a general elastic boundary condition applied to in-plane uniform temperature distribution depending upon classical laminated plate theory(CLPT). A generalized procedure solution is developed for the Rayleigh-Ritz method combined with the synthetic spring technique. The transverse displacement of the orthotropic rectangular plates is not a different term as a new shape expansion of trigonometric series. In this solution approach, the plate transverse deflection and rotation due to bending are developed into principle Fourier series with a sufficient smoothness auxiliary polynomial function, the variable of boundary condition can be easily done by only change the boundary spring stiffness of at the all boundaries of laminated composite plate without achieving any replacement to the solution. The accuracy of the current outcome is verified by comparing with the result obtained from other analytical methods in addition to the finite element method (FEM), so the excellent of this technique is proving during numerical examples.

A Closed-Form Solution for Thermal Buckling of Cross-Ply Piezolaminated Plates

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Bohlooly ◽  
Babak Mirzavand
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Closed Form Solution ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Form Solution ◽  
Thermal Buckling ◽  
Closed Form Solutions ◽  
Piezoelectric Layers

A thermal buckling analysis is presented for simply-supported rectangular symmetric cross-ply laminated composite plates that are integrated with surface-mounted piezoelectric actuators and subjected to the combined action of thermal load and constant applied actuator voltage. The material properties of the composite and piezoelectric layers are assumed to be functions of temperature. Derivations of the equations are based on the classical laminated plate theory, using the von-Karman nonlinear kinematic relations. The Ritz method is adopted to obtain closed-form solutions for the critical buckling temperature. Numerical examples are presented to verify the proposed method. The effects of the applied actuator voltage, plate geometry and stacking sequence of laminates are investigated.

Thermal Bending of Thick Rectangular Plates of Bimodulus Composite Materials

1980 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 297-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Reddy ◽  
C. W. Ber ◽  
Y. S. Hsu ◽  
V. S. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Closed Form ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Normal Strain ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Fibre Direction ◽  
Thermal Bending ◽  
Good Agreement

Closed-form and finite-element solutions are presented for thermal bending and stretching of laminated composite plates. The material of each layer is assumed to be elastically and thermoelastically orthotropic and bimodular, i.e., having different properties depending upon whether the fibre-direction normal strain is tensile or compressive. The formulations are based on the thermoelastic version of the Whitney-Pagano laminated plate theory, which includes thickness shear deformations. Numerical results are obtained for deflections and neutral-surface positions associated with normal strains in both of the in-plane coordinates. The closed-form and finite-element results are found to be in good agreement.

scholarly journals Thermal Buckling of Laminated Composite Plates Using a Simple Four Variable Plate Theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (9) ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Hussein Tawfeeq Yahea ◽  
Wedad Ibraheem Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Plate Theory ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Thermal Buckling ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Buckling Behavior ◽  
Uniform Temperature Field

In this study, the thermal buckling behavior of composite laminate plates cross-ply and angle-ply all edged simply supported subjected to a uniform temperature field is investigated, using a simple trigonometric shear deformation theory. Four unknown variables are involved in the theory, and satisfied the zero traction boundary condition on the surface without using shear correction factors, Hamilton's principle is used to derive equations of  motion depending on a Simple Four Variable Plate Theory for cross-ply and angle-ply, and then solved through Navier's double trigonometric sequence, to obtain critical buckling temperature for laminated composite plates. Effect of changing some design parameters such as, orthotropy ratio (E1/E2), aspect ratio (a/b),  thickness ratio (a/h), thermal expansion coefficient ratio (α2/α1), are investigated, which have the same behavior and good agreement when compared with previously published results with maximum discrepancy (0.5%).

scholarly journals A Five Variable Refined Plate Theory For Thermal Buckling Analysis Uniform And Nonuniform Of Cross-Ply Laminated Plates

2022 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Hussein A. Hashim ◽  
Ibtehal Abbas Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Plate Thickness ◽  
Linear Thermal Expansion ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Thermal Buckling ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Temperature Fields ◽  
Refined Plate Theory

This research is devoted to investigating the thermal buckling analysis behaviour of laminated composite plates subjected to uniform and non-uniform temperature fields by applying an analytical model based on a refined plate theory (RPT) with five unknown independent variables. The theory accounts for the parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains through the plate thickness and satisfies the zero-traction boundary condition on the surface without using shear correction factors; hence a shear correction factor is not required. The governing differential equations and associated boundary conditions are derived by using the virtual work principle and solved via Navier-type analytical procedure to obtain critical buckling temperature. Results are presented for: uniform and linear cross-ply lamination with symmetry and antisymmetric stacking, simply supported boundary condition, different aspect ratio (a/b), various orthogonality ratio (E1/E2), varying ratios of coefficient of uniform and linear thermal expansion (α2⁄α1), uniform and linearly varying temperature thickness ratio (a/h) and numbers of layers on thermal buckling of the laminated plate. It can be concluded that this theory gives good results compared to other theories.

Stability Analysis of Symmetric Laminated Composite Plates with Geometric Imperfections Under Longitudinal Temperature Gradient

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Owhadi ◽  
B. Samsam Shariat
Keyword(s):  
Composite Plate ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Thermal Buckling ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Closed Form Solutions ◽  
Longitudinal Temperature Gradient ◽  
Longitudinal Temperature ◽  
Geometrical Imperfections

AbstractThermal buckling behaviour of rectangular laminated composite plates with initial geometrical imperfections is investigated in this article. The equilibrium, stability, and compatibility equations of an imperfect composite plate are derived using the first order shear deformation plate theory. The plate is assumed to be under longitudinal temperature rise. Resulting equations are used to obtain the thermal buckling load of the composite plate in closed-form solutions. The effect of initial imperfections on buckling loads are discussed.

Nonlinear Free and Forced Vibrations of Symmetric Laminated Panels

2011 ◽  
Vol 471-472 ◽  
pp. 616-621 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alireza Shooshtari ◽  
Soheil Razavi ◽  
Hadi Ghashochi Bargh ◽  
Mohammad Homayoun Sadr-Lahidjani
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Method ◽  
External Force ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Forced Vibrations ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Transverse Displacement ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Free And Forced Vibrations ◽  
Laminated Panels

In this paper, free and forced vibrations of symmetric laminated composite plates are studied analytically by using a perturbation method where the analytical results for transverse displacement are compared with the numerical results. The external force is taken to be harmonic in time and having uniform amplitude.

Vibration Analysis of Laminated Composite Rectangular Plates With General Boundary Conditions

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Fu ◽  
Jianjun Yao ◽  
Zhenshuai Wan ◽  
Gang Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Free Vibration Analysis ◽  
Geometric Parameters ◽  
General Boundary ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
General Boundary Conditions ◽  
Benchmark Solutions

In this investigation, the free vibration analysis of laminated composite rectangular plates with general boundary conditions is performed with a modified Fourier series method. Vibration characteristics of the plates have been obtained via an energy function represented in the general coordinates, in which the displacement and rotation in each direction is described as an improved form of double Fourier cosine series and several closed-form auxiliary functions to eliminate any possible jumps and boundary discontinuities. All the expansion coefficients are then treated as the generalized coordinates and determined by Rayleigh-Ritz method. The convergence and reliability of the current method are verified by comparing with the results in the literature and those of Finite Element Analysis. The effects of boundary conditions and geometric parameters on the frequencies are discussed as well. Finally, numerous new results for laminated composite rectangular plates with different geometric parameters are presented for various boundary conditions, which may serve as benchmark solutions for future research.

Hygrothermal Buckling Response of Laminated Composite Plates with Random Material Properties: Micro-Mechanical Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Dharamveer Singh
Keyword(s):  
Material Properties ◽  
Plate Theory ◽  
Perturbation Technique ◽  
Micromechanical Model ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Second Order Statistics ◽  
Operational Life ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Random Material Properties

The aim of this paper is to find out the randomness in the material properties on the buckling of laminated composite plate needed for the economy, safety and reliability of the structures and components in their operational life especially for sensitive Aerospace Engineering applications in hygrothermal environments. Micromechanical model has been taken for the analysis .The used methodology is a C0 finite element method based on higher-order shear deformation plate theory for deriving the standard eigenvalue problem. A Taylor series based mean-centered first order perturbation technique is used to find out the second order statistics of the hygrothermal buckling loads under different sets of environmental conditions..The numerical results for deterministic parameters are compared and validated with available literature and random parameters with independent Monte Carlo Simulation. The result shows that the plate is significantly affected by the hygrothermal buckling load.

Maximizing the Fundamental Natural Frequency of Triangular Composite Plates

1996 ◽  
Vol 118 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Abrate
Keyword(s):  
Natural Frequency ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Composite Structures ◽  
Natural Frequencies ◽  
Ritz Method ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Fundamental Natural Frequency ◽  
Wide Range

While many advances were made in the analysis of composite structures, it is generally recognized that the design of composite structures must be studied further in order to take full advantage of the mechanical properties of these materials. This study is concerned with maximizing the fundamental natural frequency of triangular, symmetrically laminated composite plates. The natural frequencies and mode shapes of composite plates of general triangular planform are determined using the Rayleigh-Ritz method. The plate constitutive equations are written in terms of stiffness invariants and nondimensional lamination parameters. Point supports are introduced in the formulation using the method of Lagrange multipliers. This formulation allows studying the free vibration of a wide range of triangular composite plates with any support condition along the edges and point supports. The boundary conditions are enforced at a number of points along the boundary. The effects of geometry, material properties and lamination on the natural frequencies of the plate are investigated. With this stiffness invariant formulation, the effects of lamination are described by a finite number of parameters regardless of the number of plies in the laminate. We then determine the lay-up that will maximize the fundamental natural frequency of the plate. It is shown that the optimum design is relatively insensitive to the material properties for the commonly used material systems. Results are presented for several cases.

scholarly journals Vibration of Skew Sandwich Plates With Laminated Facings

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. M. Wang ◽  
K. K. Ang ◽  
C. Wang
Keyword(s):  
Ritz Method ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Sandwich Plates ◽  
Rectangular Plates ◽  
Vibration Frequencies ◽  
Edge Conditions ◽  
System Vibration ◽  
Special Case ◽  
Length Limitation ◽  
Good Agreement

A Rayleigh-Ritz analysis is presented for the free vibration of skew sandwich plates composed of an orthotropic core and laminated facings. By proposing a set of Ritz functions consisting of the product of mathematically complete polynomial functions and the the boundary equations raised to appropriate powers, the Rayleigh-Ritz method can be automated to handle such composite plates with any combination of edge conditions. For convenience and better accurarcy, the Ritz formulation was derived in the skew coordinate system. Vibration frequencies of rectangular plates (a special case of skew plates) obtained via this method have been found to be in good agreement with previous researchers results. Owing to length limitation, only sample vibration frequencies for skew sandwich plates are presented.

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