Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volume 89, Number 1, 2024, pages 1-11

DOI: 10.12989/sem.2024.89.1.001

Shear correction factors of a new exponential functionally graded porous beams

Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari , Aicha Bessaim , Tarek Merzouki , Ahmed Amine Daikh , Aman Garg , Abdelouahed Tounsi , Mohamed A. Eltaher , Mohamed-Ouejdi Belarbi

Abstract

This article introduces a novel analytical model for examining the impact of porosity on shear correction factors (SCFs) in functionally graded porous beams (FGPB). The study employs uneven and logarithmic-uneven modified porositydependent power-law functions, which are distributed throughout the thickness of the FGP beams. Additionally, a modified exponential-power law function is used to estimate the effective mechanical properties of functionally graded porous beams. The correction factor plays a crucial role in this analysis as it appears as a coefficient in the expression for the transverse shear stress resultant. It compensates for the assumption that the shear strain is uniform across the depth of the cross-section. By applying the energy equivalence principle, a general expression for static SCFs in FGPBs is derived. The resulting expression aligns with the findings obtained from Reissner's analysis, particularly when transitioning from the two-dimensional case (plate) to the onedimensional case (beam). The article presents a convenient algebraic form of the solution and provides new case studies to demonstrate the practicality of the proposed formulation. Numerical results are also presented to illustrate the influence of porosity distribution on SCFs for different types of FGPBs. Furthermore, the article validates the numerical consistency of the mechanical property changes in FG beams without porosity and the SCF by comparing them with available results.

Key Words

functionally graded beam; modified exponential-power law function; porosity; shear correction factor; transverse shear

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