Static and free vibration analysis of four-parameter continuous grading elliptical sandwich plates

In the present study,the static and dynamic analyses of elliptical functionally graded sandwich(FGS)plates are investigated.The constituent materials of the sandwich plates are ceramic and metal so that the core is made of pure metal,while the face sheets consist of a combination of metal and ceramic according to a four-parameter power-law distribution.Different material profiles such as classic,symmetric,and asymmetric can be obtained using the applied generalized power-law distribution relation.The analysis is performed based on the classical laminated plate theory(CLPT)and the Ritz method.The effects of four parameters in the material distribution relation as well as different geometric parameters on the deflection and natural frequencies of elliptical FGS plates are studied.The results of this study show that with a proper distribution of materials,the optimal static and dynamic behavior can be achieved.The results also indicate that the generalized power-law distribution has significant effects on the natural frequencies of elliptical FGS plates.For example,although the frequency parameter of a plate with ceramic face sheets is more than the one with metal face sheets,the use of larger amounts of ceramic does not necessarily increase the natural frequency of the structure.

LARGE DEFLECTION PROBLEM OF A CLAMPED ELLIPTICAL PLATE SUBJECTED TO UNIFORM PRESSURE

In this paper, the perturbation solution of large deflection problem of clampedelliptical plate subjected to uniform pressure is given on the basis of the perturbationsolution of large deflection problem of similar clamped circular plate (1948)[1], (1954)[2]. The analytical solution of this problem was obtained in 1957. However, due to social difficulties, these results have never been published. Nash and Cooley (1959)[3] published a brief note of similar nature, in which only the case λ=a/b=2 is given. In this paper, the analytical solution is given in detail up to the 2nd approximation. The numerical solutions are given for various Poisson ratios v =0.25, 0.30, 0.35 and for various eccentricities λ= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, which can be used in the calculation of engineering designs.

1/3 SUBHARMONIC SOLUTION OF ELLIPTICAL SANDWICH PLATES

The problem of nonlinear forced oscillations for elliptical sandwich plates is dealt with. Based on the governing equations expressed in terms of five displacement components, the nonlinear dynamic equation of an elliptical sandwich plate under a harmonic force is derived. A superpositive-iterative harmonic balance (SIHB) method is presented for the steady-state analysis of strongly nonlinear oscillators. In a periodic oscillation, the periodic solutions can be expressed in the form of basic harmonics and bifurcate harmonics. Thus, an oscillation system which is described as a second order ordinary differential equation, can be expressed as fundamental differential equation with fundamental harmonics and incremental differential equation with derived harmonics. The 1/3 subharmonic solution of an elliptical sandwich plate is investigated by using the methods of SIHB. The SIHB method is compared with the numerical integration method. Finally, asymptotical stability of the 1/3 subharmonic oscillations is inspected.

A general solution for Stokes flow and its application to the problem of a rigid plate translating in a fluid

A general solution for 3D Stokes flow is given which is different from, and more compact than the exist ing ones and more compact than them in that it involves only two scalar harmonic functions. The general solution deduced is combined with the potential theory method to study the Stokes flow induced by a rigid plate of arbitrary shape trans lating along the direction normal to it in an unbounded fluid. The boundary integral equation governing this problem is derived. When the plate is elliptic, exact analytical results are obtained not only for the drag force but also for the ve locity distributions. These results include and complete the ones available for a circular plate. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the main results for circular and ellip tic plates. In particular, the elliptic eccentricity of a plate is shown to exhibit significant influences.