Coupled Systems Mechanics

Volume 14, Number 1, 2025, pages 87-103

DOI: 10.12989/csm.2025.14.1.087

Thermal buckling analysis of new functionally graded cylindrical shells

Abbes Ouadah , Ahmed Draï , Ahmed Amine Daikh , Noureddine Boualem , Tarek Merzouki , Mohamed Oudjedi Belarbi , Mohammed Sid Ahmed Houari , M.A. Eltaher

Abstract

This study investigates the thermal buckling behavior of novel functionally graded (FG) cylindrical shell, where material properties and thermal expansion coefficients vary continuously across the thickness using two newly introduced cosine functions, FG-A and FG-B. Equilibrium and stability equations for FG cylindrical pipes with simply supported boundary conditions are derived using Donnell's theory. The research examines how the geometric characteristics of cylindrical pipes and the inhomogeneity parameter (gradient index) collectively influence the critical buckling temperature of various functionally graded cylindrical structures. Thermal loads are assumed to vary uniformly, linearly, or nonlinearly across the thickness, with exact and simplified formulations provided for each temperature rise scenario.

Key Words

Donnell's theory; new FG cosine functions; thermal buckling; thermal loads

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