In the past few years, extensive improvements have been accomplished in reinforcing the structures through using shape memory alloys (SMAs). These materials absorb or dissipate energy through establishing a reversible hysteresis loop during a cyclic mechanical loading. This unique characteristic of the SMAs has made them appropriate for sensing, actuation, absorbing the impact energy, and vibra...

In the present study, a vibration analysis of functionally graded rectangular nano-/microplates was considered based on modified nonlinear coupled stress exponential and trigonometric shear deformation plate theories. Modified coupled stress theory is a non-classical continuum mechanics theory. In this theory, a material-length scale parameter is applied to account for the effect of nanostructu...

This research aims to provide the numerical analysis solution of symmetric angle ply plates using higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT). The vibration composite is analyzed differential equations consisting supplanting and turning functions. These functions are numerically approximated through spline approximation. obtained global eigenvalue problem solved find eigenfrequency parameter a...

This article presents an effective computational approach that incorporates a quasi-brittle damage model into the isogeometric analysis of plates made functionally graded materials. The plate kinematics is represented by third-order shear deformation theory for higher accuracy. A coupling nonlocal equivalent strain field introduced on neutral surface to control softening behavior. utilization i...

Based on generalized laminate plate theory, the formulation of a one-dimensional beam finite element with layer-wise constant shear (BLCS) is presented. The linear layer-wise representation of in-plane displacements permit accurate computation of normal stresses and transverse shear stresses on each layer for laminated beams with dissimilar ply stiffnesses. The BLCS formulation is equivalent to...

Abstract The stability behaviour of unsymmetrical laminated structures made fibre-reinforced plastics is significantly influenced by bending–extension coupling and the comparatively low transverse shear stiffnesses. aim this work to improve analytical analysis unsymmetrically structures. With discrete plate theory, can be reduced single plates. structure divided into individual segments, surrou...

in the present study, a spectral finite element method is developed for free and forced transverse vibration of levy-type moderately thick rectangular orthotropic plates based on first-order shear deformation theory. levy solution assumption was used to convert the two-dimensional problem into a one-dimensional problem. in the first step, the governing out-of-plane differential equations are tr...

This study analysed the stress and displacement responses of an all-clamped rectangular thick plate subjected to a uniformly distributed load using polynomial functions. A shear deformation function was incorporated in determination general governing equations; hence, there is no need for correction factors. Approximate Polynomial Displacement Functions w, u, v all clamped plates subject transv...

The main aim of this paper is to investigate bending behavior in sandwich plates with functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) face sheets with considering the effects of carbon nanotube (CNT) aggregation. The sandwich plates are assumed resting on Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation and a mesh-free method based on first order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is devel...