On the effects of coupling between in-plane and out-of-plane vibrating modes of smart functionally graded circular/annular plates

In recent years many articles concerned with the mechanics of functionally graded plates have been published. The variation in material properties through the thickness of the plate introduces a coupling between in-plane and transverse displacements, the coupling is important in the vibration of fun...

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Published in:Applied mathematical modelling 2012-03, Vol.36 (3), p.1132-1147
Main Authors: Hashemi, Sh.H., Khorshidi, K., Es’haghi, M., Fadaee, M., Karimi, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Annular
Exact solutions
FGM
Free vibration
Functionally gradient materials
Joining
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Mindlin plate theory
Piezoelectric
Plates
Sandwich structures
Vibration
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Summary:In recent years many articles concerned with the mechanics of functionally graded plates have been published. The variation in material properties through the thickness of the plate introduces a coupling between in-plane and transverse displacements, the coupling is important in the vibration of functionally graded plates (FGPs), but none have produced an exact closed-form solution for the in-plane as well as transverse vibrations of smart circular/annular FGPs. Therefore, this paper develops an exact closed-form solution for the free vibration of piezoelectric coupled thick circular/annular FGPs subjected to different boundary conditions on the basis of the Mindlin’s first-order shear deformation theory. Through the comparison of present results with those available, the accuracy of the present method was verified. The effects of coupling between in-plane and transverse displacements on the frequency parameters are proved to be significant. It is concluded that the developed model can describe vibrational behavior of smart FGM plates more realistic. Due to the inherent features of the present solution, all findings will be a useful benchmark for evaluating other analytical and numerical methods developed by researchers in the future.
ISSN:0307-904X
DOI:10.1016/j.apm.2011.07.051