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Smart Structures and Systems
  Volume 15, Number 6, June 2015 , pages 1503-1520
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sss.2015.15.6.1503
 


A novel solution for thick-walled cylinders made of functionally graded materials
Y.Z. Chen

 
Abstract
    This paper provides a novel solution for thick-walled cylinders made of functionally graded materials (FGMs). In the formulation, the cylinder is divided into N layers. On the individual layer, the Young\'s modulus is assumed to be a constant. For an individual layer, two undetermined constants are involved in the elastic solution. Those undetermined coefficients can be evaluated from the continuation condition along interfaces of layers and the boundary conditions at the inner surface and outer surface of cylinder. Finally, the solution for thick-walled cylinders made of functionally graded materials is obtainable. This paper provides several numerical examples which are useful for engineer to design a cylinder made of FGMs.
 
Key Words
    functionally graded materials; thick-walled cylinder; numerical technique; multiply-layered cylinder
 
Address
Y.Z. Chen: Division of Engineering Mechanics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, 212013, P.R. China
 

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