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Steel and Composite Structures Volume 18, Number 1, January 2015 , pages 235-253 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2015.18.1.235 |
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A sinusoidal plate theory with 5-unknowns and stretching effect for thermomechanical bending of functionally graded sandwich plates |
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Ahmed Hamidi, Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari, S.R. Mahmoud and Abdelouahed Tounsi
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| Abstract | ||
| In this research, a simple but accurate sinusoidal plate theory for the thermomechanical bending analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates is presented. The main advantage of this approach is that, in addition to incorporating the thickness stretching effect, it deals with only 5 unknowns as the first order shear deformation theory (FSDT), instead of 6 as in the well-known conventional sinusoidal plate theory (SPT). The material properties of the sandwich plate faces are assumed to vary according to a power law distribution in terms of the volume fractions of the constituents. The core layer is made of an isotropic ceramic material. Comparison studies are performed to check the validity of the present results from which it can be concluded that the proposed theory is accurate and efficient in predicting the thermomechanical behavior of functionally graded sandwich plates. The effect of side-to-thickness ratio, aspect ratio, the volume fraction exponent, and the loading conditions on the thermomechanical response of functionally graded sandwich plates is also investigated and discussed. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| sandwich plate; thermomechanical; analytical modelling; functionally graded material; stretching effect | ||
| Address | ||
| (1) Ahmed Hamidi, Abdelouahed Tounsi: Material and Hydrology Laboratory, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, Algeria; (2) Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari, Abdelouahed Tounsi: Laboratoire des Structures et Matériaux Avancés dans le Génie Civil et Travaux Publics, Université de Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculté de Technologie, Département de Génie Civil, Algeria. (3) S.R. Mahmoud: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia; (4) S.R. Mahmoud: Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, University of Sohag, Egypt. | ||