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Smart Structures and Systems
  Volume 13, Number 4, April 2014 , pages 637-657
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sss.2014.13.4.637
 


A dynamic analysis of three-dimensional functionally graded beams by hierarchical models
Gaetano Giunta, Yao Koutsawa, Salim Belouettar and Adriano Calvi

 
Abstract
    This paper presents a dynamic analysis of three-dimensional beams. Structures made of functionally graded materials are considered. Several higher-order as well as classical theories are derived by means of a compact notation for the a-priori expansion order of the displacement field over the beam cross-section. The governing differential equations and boundary conditions are obtained in a condensed nuclear form that does not depend on the kinematic hypotheses. The problem is, then, exactly solved in space by means of a Navier-type solution, whereas time integration is performed by means of Newmark\'s solution scheme. Slender and short simply supported beams are investigated. Results are validated towards three-dimensional FEM results obtained via the commercial software ANSYS. Numerical investigations show that good accuracy can be obtained through the proposed formulation provided that the appropriate expansion order is considered.
 
Key Words
    three-dimensional beam structures; functionally graded materials; dynamic analysis
 
Address
Gaetano Giunta, Yao Koutsawa and Salim Belouettar: Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor, 29, av. John F. Kennedy, L-1855, Luxembourg-Kirchberg, Luxembourg
Adriano Calvi: ESTEC - European Space Agency, P.O. Box 299, 2200 AG, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
 

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