Size-dependent shear buckling response of FGM skew nanoplates modeled via different homogenization schemes

The size effects on the shear buckling behaviors of skew nanoplates made of functionally graded materials (FGMs) are presented. The material properties are supposed to be changed uniformly from the ceramic phase to the metal one along the plate thickness. To estimate the associated effective material properties, various homogenization schemes including the Reuss model, the Voigt model, the Mori-Tanaka model, and the Hashin-Shtrikman bound model are used. The nonlocal elasticity theory together with the oblique coordinate system is applied to the higher-order shear deformation plate theory to develop a size-dependent plate model for the shear buckling analysis of FGM skew nanoplates. The Ritz method using Gram-Schmidt shape functions is used to solve the size-dependent problem. It is found that the significance of the nonlocality in the reduction of the shear buckling load of an FGM skew nanoplate increases for a higher value of the material property gradient index. Also, by increasing the skew angle, the critical shear buckling load of an FGM skew nanoplate enhances. This pattern becomes a bit less significant for a higher value of the material property gradient index. Furthermore, among various homogenization models, the Voigt and Reuss models in order estimate the overestimated and underestimated shear buckling loads, and the difference between them reduces by increasing the aspect ratio of the skew nanoplate.     

Free vibration analysis of functionally graded material beams based on Levinson beam theory

Free vibration response of functionally graded material (FGM) beams is studied based on the Levinson beam theory (LBT). Equations of motion of an FGM beam are derived by directly integrating the stress-form equations of elasticity along the beam depth with the inertial resultant forces related to the included coupling and higherorder shear strain. Assuming harmonic response, governing equations of the free vibration of the FGM beam are reduced to a standard system of second-order ordinary differential equations associated with boundary conditions in terms of shape functions related to axial and transverse displacements and the rotational angle. By a shooting method to solve the two-point boundary value problem of the three coupled ordinary differential equations, free vibration response of thick FGM beams is obtained numerically. Particularly, for a beam with simply supported edges, the natural frequency of an FGM Levinson beam is analytically derived in terms of the natural frequency of a corresponding homogenous Euler-Bernoulli beam. As the material properties are assumed to vary through the depth according to the power-law functions, the numerical results of frequencies are presented to examine the effects of the material gradient parameter, the length-to-depth ratio, and the boundary conditions on the vibration response.     

Analytical solutions for plane problem of functionally graded magnetoelectric cantilever beam

In this paper, an exact analytical solution is presented for a transversely isotropic functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic (FGMEE) cantilever beam, which is subjected to a uniform load on its upper surface, as well as the concentrated force and moment at the free end. This solution can be applied for any form of gradient distribution. For the basic equations of plane problem, all the partial differential equations governing the stress field, electric, and magnetic potentials are derived. Then, the expressions of Airy stress, electric, and magnetic potential functions are assumed as quadratic polynomials of the longitudinal coordinate. Based on all the boundary conditions, the exact expressions of the three functions can be determined. As numerical examples, the material parameters are set as exponential and linear distributions in the thickness direction. The effects of the material parameters on the mechanical, electric, and magnetic fields of the cantilever beam are analyzed in detail.     

Anti-plane shear of an arbitrary oriented crack in a functionally graded strip bonded with two dissimilar half-planes

An internal crack located within a functionally graded material (FGM) strip bonded with two dissimilar half-planes and under an anti-plane load is considered. The crack is oriented in an arbitrary direction. The material properties of strip are assumed to vary exponentially in the thickness direction and two half-planes are assumed to be isotropic. Governing differential equations are derived and to reduce the difficulty of the problem dealing with solution of a system of singular integral equations Fourier integral transform is employed. Semi closed form solution for the stress distribution in the medium is obtained and mode III stress intensity factor (SIF), at the crack tip is calculated and its validity was verified. Finally, the effects of nonhomogeneous material parameter and crack orientation on the stress intensity factor are studied.     

Identifying the temperature effect on the vibrations of functionally graded cylindrical shells with porosities

The free thermal vibration of functionally graded material (FGM) cylindrical shells containing porosities is investigated. Both even distribution and uneven distribution are taken into account. In addition, three thermal load types, i.e., uniform temperature rise (UTR), nonlinear temperature rise (NLTR), and linear temperature rise (LTR), are researched to explore their effects on the vibration characteristics of porous FGM cylindrical shells. A modified power-law formulation is used to describe the material properties of FGM shells in the thickness direction. Love’s shell theory is used to formulate the strain-displacement equations, and the Rayleigh-Ritz method is utilized to calculate the natural frequencies of the system. The results show that the natural frequencies are affected by the porosity volume fraction, constituent volume fraction, and thermal load. Moreover, the natural frequencies obtained from the LTR have insignificant differences compared with those from the NLTR. Due to the calculation complexity of the NLTR, we propose that it is reasonable to replace it by its linear counterpart for the analysis of thin porous FGM cylindrical shells. The present results are verified in comparison with the published ones in the literature.     

FGM环扇形板的面内自由振动分析

假定功能梯度材料(FGM)的物性参数沿环扇形板径向按照幂律梯度变化,基于平面线弹性理论,建立了FGM环扇形板面内自由振动的运动控制微分方程。采用二维微分求积法(DQM)对FGM环扇形板面内自由振动的无量纲运动控制微分方程进行离散,数值求解了不同边界条件下FGM环扇形板面内自由振动的无量纲固有频率,同时也给出了FGM环扇形板扇形角为!/4时有限元商用软件ANSYS的部分计算结果,验证了本文方法的正确性。结果表明,在相应边界条件下,FGM环扇形板的梯度指标、内外半径比以及扇形角对无量纲固有频率均有影响,其计算结果和分析方法可供设计和研究参考。     

An analysis of surface acoustic wave propagation in a plate of functionally graded materials with a layered model

In a homogeneous plate, Rayleigh waves will have a symmetric and anti-symmetric mode regarding to the mid-plane with different phase velocities. If plate properties vary along the thickness, or the plate is of functionally graded material (FGM), the symmetry of modes and frequency behavior will be modified, thus producing different features for engineering applications such as amplifying or reducing the velocity and deformation. This kind of effect can also be easily realized by utilizing a layered structure with desired material properties that can produce these effects in terms of velocity and displacements, since Rayleigh waves in a solid with general material property grading schemes are difficult to analyze with known methods. Solutions from layered structures with exponential and polynomial property grading schemes are obtained from the layered model and comparisons with known analytical results are made to validate the method and examine possible applications of such structures in engineering. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10432030, 10125209, and 10572065) and the Teaching and Research Award Program for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institutions, Ministry of Education of China, and also supported by Qianjiang River Fellow Fund established by Zhejiang Provincial Government and Ningbo University and administered by Ningbo University, Zhejiang, China     

质量-弹簧装置连接的双梁结构固有频率计算

双梁结构被用作一种新型的减振器来控制梁式结构的振动,在土木、机械和航空航天等工程中受到广泛应用。本文研究了两个平行的轴向功能梯度梁相互连接的双梁结构固有频率的计算问题,在这种双梁结构中,梁的端部受到平移和旋转两种弹性约束,同时,双梁结构通过质量-弹簧装置相互连接。基于Euler-Bernoulli梁的基本理论,将非经典边界条件下双梁结构自由振动固有频率的计算转化为一组常微分方程特征值问题,运用插值矩阵法可一次性计算出双梁结构的所有固有频率。数值算例表明,本文双梁结构量纲为一的固有频率的计算值与已有文献计算结果吻合良好。研究了弹簧刚度、质量系数和梯度参数对双梁系统的影响。数值计算结果表明,随着梯度系数?和悬挂物块的质量系数?的增大,第1阶固有频率?1逐渐减小。     

热冲击载荷作用下的含球形空腔的广义热弹性功能梯度球形各向同性体

This paper is concerned with the determination of thermoelastic displacement, stress and temperature in a functionally graded spherically isotropic infinite elastic medium having a spherical cavity, in the context of the linear theory of generalized thermoelasticity with two relaxation time parameters （Green and Lindsay theory）. The surface of cavity is stress-free and is subjected to a time-dependent thermal shock. The basic equations have been written in the form of a vector-matrix differential equation in the Laplace transform domain, which is then solved by an eigenvalue approach. Numerical inversion of the transforms is carried out using the Bellman method. Displacement, stress and temperature are computed and presented graphically. It is found that variation in the thermo-physical properties of a material strongly influences the response to loading. A comparative study with a corresponding homogeneous material is also made.