• Title/Summary/Keyword: graded-boundary material

Search Result 358, Processing Time 0.024 seconds

Influence of boundary conditions on the bending and free vibration behavior of FGM sandwich plates using a four-unknown refined integral plate theory

  • Rahmani, Mohammed Cherif;Kaci, Abdelhakim;Bousahla, Abdelmoumen Anis;Bourada, Fouad;Tounsi, Abdeldjebbar;Bedia, E.A. Adda;Mahmoud, S.R.;Benrahou, Kouider Halim;Tounsi, Abdelouahed
    • Computers and Concrete
    • /
    • v.25 no.3
    • /
    • pp.225-244
    • /
    • 2020
  • The influence of boundary conditions on the bending and free vibration behavior of functionally graded sandwich plates resting on a two-parameter elastic foundation is examined using an original novel high order shear theory. The Hamilton's principle is used herein to derive the equations of motion. The number of unknowns and governing equations of the present theory is reduced, and hence makes it simple to use. This theory includes indeterminate integral variables and contains only four unknowns in which any shear correction factor not used, with even less than the conventional theory of first shear strain (FSDT). Unlike any other theory, the number of unknown functions involved in displacement field is only four, as against five, six or more in the case of other shear deformation theories. Galerkin's approach is utilized for FGM sandwich plates with six different boundary conditions. The accuracy of the proposed solution is checked by comparing it with other closed form solutions available in the literature.

Bending analysis of functionally graded plates with arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions

  • Panyatong, Monchai;Chinnaboon, Boonme;Chucheepsakul, Somchai
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
    • /
    • v.71 no.6
    • /
    • pp.627-641
    • /
    • 2019
  • The paper focuses on bending analysis of the functionally graded (FG) plates with arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions. The material property of FG plates is modelled by using the power law distribution. Based on the first order shear deformation plate theory (FSDT), the governing equations as well as boundary conditions are formulated and obtained by using the principle of virtual work. The coupled Boundary Element-Radial Basis Function (BE-RBF) method is established to solve the complex FG plates. The proposed methodology is developed by applying the concept of the analog equation method (AEM). According to the AEM, the original governing differential equations are replaced by three Poisson equations with fictitious sources under the same boundary conditions. Then, the fictitious sources are established by the application of a technique based on the boundary element method and approximated by using the radial basis functions. The solution of the actual problem is attained from the known integral representations of the potential problem. Therefore, the kernels of the boundary integral equations are conveniently evaluated and readily determined, so that the complex FG plates can be easily computed. The reliability of the proposed method is evaluated by comparing the present results with those from analytical solutions. The effects of the power index, the length to thickness ratio and the modulus ratio on the bending responses are investigated. Finally, many interesting features and results obtained from the analysis of the FG plates with arbitrary shapes and boundary conditions are demonstrated.

Analysis of buckling response of functionally graded sandwich plates using a refined shear deformation theory

  • Abdelhak, Z.;Hadji, L.;Khelifa, Z.;Hassaine Daouadji, T.;Adda Bedia, E.A.
    • Wind and Structures
    • /
    • v.22 no.3
    • /
    • pp.291-305
    • /
    • 2016
  • In this paper, a refined shear deformation plate theory which eliminates the use of a shear correction factor was presented for FG sandwich plates composed of FG face sheets and an isotropic homogeneous core. The theory accounts for parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains and satisfies the zero traction boundary conditions on the surfaces of the plate. The mechanical properties of the plate are assumed to vary continuously in the thickness direction by a simple power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. Based on the present refined shear deformation plate theory, the governing equations of equilibrium are derived from the principle of virtual displacements. Numerical illustrations concern buckling behavior of FG sandwiches plates with Metal-Ceramic composition. Parametric studies are performed for varying ceramic volume fraction, volume fraction profiles, Boundary condition, and length to thickness ratios. The accuracy of the present solutions is verified by comparing the obtained results with the existing solutions.

Dynamic response of functionally graded annular/circular plate in contact with bounded fluid under harmonic load

  • Yousefzadeh, Sh.;Jafari, A.A.;Mohammadzadeh, A.;Najafi, M.
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
    • /
    • v.65 no.5
    • /
    • pp.523-533
    • /
    • 2018
  • In this study, the dynamic response of a functionally graded material (FGM) circular plate in contact with incompressible fluid under the harmonic load is investigated. Analysis of the plate is based on First-order Shear Deformation Plate Theory (FSDT). The governing equation of the oscillatory behavior of the fluid is obtained by solving Laplace equation and satisfying its boundary conditions. A new set of admissible functions, which satisfy both geometrical and natural boundary conditions, are developed for the free vibration analysis of moderately thick circular plate. The Chebyshev-Ritz Method is employed together with this set of admissible functions to determine the vibrational behaviors. The modal superposition approach is used to determine the dynamic response of the plate exposed to harmonic loading. Numerical results of the force vibrations and the effects of the different geometrical parameters on the dynamic response of the plate are investigated. Finally, the results of this research in the limit case are compared and validated with the results of other researches and finite element model (FEM).

Static deflection and dynamic behavior of higher-order hyperbolic shear deformable compositionally graded beams

  • Bensaid, Ismail;Cheikh, Abdelmadjid;Mangouchi, Ahmed;Kerboua, Bachir
    • Advances in materials Research
    • /
    • v.6 no.1
    • /
    • pp.13-26
    • /
    • 2017
  • In this work we introduce a higher-order hyperbolic shear deformation model for bending and frees vibration analysis of functionally graded beams. In this theory and by making a further supposition, the axial displacement accounts for a refined hyperbolic distribution, and the transverse shear stress satisfies the traction-free boundary conditions on the beam boundary surfaces, so no need of any shear correction factors (SCFs). The material properties are continuously varied through the beam thickness by the power-law distribution of the volume fraction of the constituents. Based on the present refined hyperbolic shear deformation beam model, the governing equations of motion are obtained from the Hamilton's principle. Analytical solutions for simply-supported beams are developed to solve the problem. To verify the precision and validity of the present theory some numerical results are compared with the existing ones in the literature and a good agreement is showed.

Simply supported boundary condition for bifurcation analysis of functionally graded material: Thickness control by exponential fraction law

  • Shadi Alghaffari;Muzamal Hussain;Mohamed A. Khadimallah;Faisal Al Thobiani;Hussain Talat Sulaimani
    • Advances in nano research
    • /
    • v.14 no.4
    • /
    • pp.303-312
    • /
    • 2023
  • In this study, the bifurcation analysis of functionally graded material is done using exponential volume fraction law. Shell theory of Love is used for vibration of shell. The Galerkin's method is applied for the formation of three equations in eigen value form. This eigen form gives the frequencies using the computer software MATLAB. The variations of natural frequencies (Hz) for Type-I and Type-II functionally graded cylindrical shells are plotted for exponential volume fraction law. The behavior of exponent of volume fraction law is seen for three different values. Moreover, the frequency variations of Type-I and -II clamped simply supported FG cylindrical shell with different positions of ring supports against the circumferential wave number are investigated. The procedure adopted here enables to study vibration for any boundary condition but for brevity, numerical results for a cylindrical shell with clamped simply supported edge condition are obtained and their analysis with regard various physical parameters is done.