On static bending of multilayered carbon nanotube-reinforced composite plates

Ahmed Amine Daikh , Ismail Bensaid , Attia Bachiri , Mohamed Sid Ahmed Houari , Abdelouahed Tounsi , Tarek Merzouki

Abstract

In this paper, the bending behavior of single-walled carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (CNTRC) laminated plates is studied using various shear deformation plate theories. Several types of reinforcement material distributions, a uniform distribution (UD) and three functionally graded distributions (FG), are inspected. A generalized higher-order deformation plate theory is utilized to derive the field equations of the CNTRC laminated plates where an analytical technique based on Navier\'s series is utilized to solve the static problem for simply-supported boundary conditions. A detailed numerical analysis is carried out to examine the influence of carbon nanotube volume fraction, laminated composite structure, side-to-thickness, and aspect ratios on stresses and deflection of the CNTRC laminated plates.

Key Words

bending; carbon nanotube-reinforced composites; laminated plates; generalized higher-order deformation plate theory; simply-supported edge conditions

Address

Ahmed Amine Daikh — Structural Engineering and Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Mascara, Algeria; Mechanics of Structures and Solids Laboratory, Faculty of Technology, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Ismail Bensaid — IS2M Laboratory, Faculty of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, Tlemcen University, Algeria
Attia Bachiri — Material and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Mohamed Sid Ahmed Houari — Mechanics of Structures and Solids Laboratory, Faculty of Technology, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria
Abdelouahed Tounsi — Material and Hydrology Laboratory, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 31261, Dhahran, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Tarek Merzouki — LISV, University of Versailles Saint-Quentin, 10-12 Avenue de l\'Europe, 78140, Vélizy, France

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