A new inverse trigonometric shear deformation theory for isotropic and functionally graded sandwich plates

Van-Hau Nguyen, Trung-Kien Nguyen, Huu-Tai Thai, Thuc Vo

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    Abstract

    A new inverse trigonometric shear deformation theory is proposed for the static, buckling and free vibration analyses of isotropic and functionally graded (FG) sandwich plates. It accounts for a inverse trigonometric distribution of transverse shear stress and satisfies the traction free boundary conditions. Equations of motion obtained here are solved for three types of FG plates: FG plates, sandwich plates with FG core and sandwich plates with FG faces. Closed-form solutions are obtained to predict the deflections, stresses, critical buckling loads and natural frequencies of simply supported plates. A good agreement between the obtained predictions and the available solutions of existing shear deformation theories is found to demonstrate the accuracy of the proposed theory.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)233-246
    JournalComposites Part B: Engineering
    Volume66
    Early online date23 May 2014
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Oct 2014

    Keywords

    • Plates
    • buckling
    • vibration
    • numerical analysis

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