Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 86, Number 1, 2023, pages 1-16

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2023.86.1.001

Free vibration investigation of functionally graded plates with temperaturedependent properties resting on a viscoelastic foundation

Abdeldjebbar Tounsi , Adda Hadj Mostefa , Amina Attia , Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla , Fouad Bourada , Abdelouahed Tounsi , Mohammed A. Al-Osta

Abstract

The free vibration of temperature-dependent functionally graded plates (FGPs) resting on a viscoelastic foundation is investigated in this paper using a newly developed simple first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT). Unlike other first order shear deformation (FSDT) theories, the proposed model contains only four variables' unknowns in which the transverse shear stress and strain follow a parabolic distribution along the plates' thickness, and they vanish at the top and bottom surfaces of the plate by considering a new shape function. For this reason, the present theory requires no shear correction factor. Linear steadystate thermal loads and power-law material properties are supposed to be graded across the plate's thickness. Uniform, linear, non-linear, and sinusoidal thermal rises are applied at the two surfaces for simply supported FGP. Hamilton's principle and Navier's approach are utilized to develop motion equations and analytical solutions. The developed theory shows progress in predicting the frequencies of temperature-dependent FGP. Numerical research is conducted to explain the effect of the power law index, temperature fields, and damping coefficient on the dynamic behavior of temperature-dependent FGPs. It can be concluded that the equation and transformation of the proposed model are as simple as the FSDT.

Key Words

free vibration; functionally graded plates; simple FSDT; temperature-dependent properties; viscoelastic foundation

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