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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 33, Number 1, January 2024 , pages 27-39
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2024.33.1.027
 


Free vibration characteristics of three-phases functionally graded sandwich plates using novel nth-order shear deformation theory
Pham Van Vinh, Le Quang Huy and Abdelouahed Tounsi

 
Abstract
    In this study, the authors investigate the free vibration behavior of three-phases functionally graded sandwich plates using a novel nth-order shear deformation theory. These plates are composed of a homogeneous core and two face-sheet layers made of different functionally graded materials. This is the novel type of the sandwich structures that can be applied in many fields of mechanical engineering and industrial. The proposed theory only requires four unknown displacement functions, and the transverse displacement does not need to be separated into bending and shear parts, simplifying the theory. One noteworthy feature of the proposed theory is its ability to capture the parabolic distribution of transverse shear strains and stresses throughout the plate's thickness while ensuring zero values on the two free surfaces. By eliminating the need for shear correction factors, the theory further enhances computational efficiency. Equations of motion are established using Hamilton's principle and solved via Navier's solution. The accuracy and efficiency of the proposed theory are verified by comparing results with available solutions. The authors then use the proposed theory to investigate the free vibration characteristics of three-phases functionally graded sandwich plates, considering the effects of parameters such as aspect ratio, side-to-thickness ratio, skin-core-skin thicknesses, and power-law indexes. Through careful analysis of the free vibration behavior of three-phases functionally graded sandwich plates, the work highlighted the significant roles played by individual material ingredients in influencing their frequencies.
 
Key Words
    free vibration; functionally graded sandwich plates; higher-order shear deformation theory; natural frequencies; Navier's solution
 
Address
Pham Van Vinh: Department of Solid Mechanics, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Le Quang Huy: Institute of Techniques for Special Engineering, Le Quy Don Technical University, Hanoi, Viet Nam
Abdelouahed Tounsi: 1) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, 31261 Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, 2) Interdisciplinary Research Center for Construction and Building Materials, KFUPM, 31261 Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 3) YFL (Yonsei Frontier Lab), Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, 4) Material and Hydrology Laboratory, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, Algeria
 

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