Influence of porosity distribution on nonlinear free vibration and transient responses of porous functionally graded skew plates

This article deals with the investigation of the effects of porosity distributions on nonlinear free vibration and transient analysis of porous functionally graded skew(PFGS)plates.The effective material properties of the PFGS plates are obtained from the modified power-law equations in which gradation varies through the thickness of the PFGS plate.A nonlinear finite element(FE)formulation for the overall PFGS plate is derived by adopting first-order shear deformation theory(FSDT)in conjunction with von Karman’s nonlinear strain displacement relations.The governing equations of the PFGS plate are derived using the principle of virtual work.The direct iterative method and Newmark’s integration technique are espoused to solve nonlinear mathematical relations.The influences of the porosity distributions and porosity parameter indices on the nonlinear frequency responses of the PFGS plate for different skew angles are studied in various parameters.The effects of volume fraction grading index and skew angle on the plate’s nonlinear dynamic responses for various porosity distributions are illustrated in detail.

Accurate Free Vibration of Functionally Graded Skew Plates

The present study aims to analyze free vibration of thin skew plates made of functionally graded material(FGM)by using the weak form quadrature element method.The material properties vary continuously through the thickness according to a power-law form.A novel FGM skew plate element is formulated according to the neutral surface based plate theory and with the help of the differential quadrature rule.For verifications,Numerical results are compared with available data in literature.Results reveal that the non-dimensional frequency parameters of the FGM skew plates are independent of the power-law exponent and always proportional to those of homogeneous isotropic ones when the coupling and rotary inertias are neglected.In addition,employing the physical neutral surface based plate theory is equivalent to using the middle plane based plate theory with the reduced flexural modulus matrix.

Nonlinear Free Vibration of Reinforced Skew Plates with SWCNs Due to Finite Strain

This paper is an attempt to investigate the nonlinear free vibration of skew plates reinforced by carbon nanotubes(CNTs)due to finite strain tensor.The material properties of the nano-composite are estimated using the molecular dynamic results and the rule of mixture.Also,the differential equations governing the motions are derived on the basis of Classical Plate Theory(CPT)regarding the nonlinear Green-Lagrange strain tensor.In order to solve the nonlinear equations,Galerkin’s method,Frechet derivative and differential quadrature method are used.The effects of volume fraction of functionally graded materials(FGM),skew angle,distribution of CNTs and geometrical features of the plate on the nonlinear vibration of system have been studied.The results of this study have been compared with other researches and a good agreement has been achieved.

Free Vibration Analysis of Functionally Graded Plates with Multiple Circular and Non-circular Cutouts

Cutouts are inevitable in structures due to practical consideration.In order to investigate the free vibration of functionally graded plates with multiple circular and non-circular cutouts,finite element method is used.The volume fraction of the material constituents is assumed to follow a simple power law distribution.The parameters considered in this paper are as follows：cutout size,cutout location,number of cutouts and different boundary conditions.It should be mentioned that free vibration for FG plates（such as rectangular？skew？trapezoidal？circular plates） with multiple cutouts has not been studied yet and hence the results out coming from this paper may be used as bench marks for future works.

NAVIER SOLUTION FOR THE ELASTIC EQUILIBRIUM PROBLEMS OF ANISOTROPIC SKEW THIN PLATE WITE VARIABLE THICKNESS IN NONLINEAR THEORIES

This paper discusses the elastic equilibrium problems of anisotropic skew thin plate of variable thickness simply supported on all four sides in nonlinear theories, and uses the Navier method to seek an approach to the problem, and to illustrate the solution with the examples. In conclusion, the mention is made of the scope of application and the convergency of the solution.

Vibration and Buckling Analyses of Sandwich Plates Containing Functionally Graded Metal Foam Core

In the present work,free vibration and buckling analyses of sandwich plates with various functionally graded foam cores are carried out.Foam cores are assumed to be made of metal,and three different configurations of the porous distribution in the core layer are taken into consideration.To carry out a comparative study between the distributions of pores in the core foam,the mass of foam in all three cases is kept the same.The vibration and buckling behaviors of skew plates are also analyzed as a part of the current investigation.The principle of minimization of potential energy and Hamilton’s principle are used for the derivation of the governing equations,while a C-0 finite element-based higher-order zigzag formulation is developed to solve the free vibration and buckling problems.The influences of gradation laws,boundary conditions,skew angle and geometry of plates are studied in detail for the dynamic and stability characteristics.It is found that both the non-dimensional natural frequency and buckling load decrease with the increase in the thickness of the metal foam cores,while they show an increasing trend as the skew angle of the plate increases.