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Steel and Composite Structures
  Volume 35, Number 1, April10 2020 , pages 1-12
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/scs.2020.35.1.001
 


Buckling response of smart plates reinforced by nanoparticles utilizing analytical method
Ahmad Farrokhian

 
Abstract
    This article deals with the buckling analysis in the plates containing carbon nanotubes (CNTs) subject to axial load. In order to control the plate smartly, a piezoelectric layer covered the plate. The plate is located in elastic medium which is modeled by spring elements. The Mori-Tanaka low is utilized for calculating the equivalent mechanical characteristics of the plate. The structure is modeled by a thick plate and the governing equations are deduced using Hamilton\'s principle under the assumption of higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT). The Navier method is applied to obtain the bulking load. The effects of the applied voltage to the smart layer, agglomeration and volume percent of CNT nanoparticles, geometrical parameters and elastic medium of the structure are assessed on the buckling response. It has been demonstrated that by applying a negative voltage, the buckling load is increased significantly.
 
Key Words
    smart plate; buckling load; piezoelectric layer; elastic medium; analytical method
 
Address
Ahmad Farrokhian: Mechanical Engineering group, Pardis College, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
 

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