Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4966084 | Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements | 2017 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
The buckling behavior of nanocomposite plates of polygonal planform under in-plane loads is examined. The plate under consideration is reinforced by single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The governing eigenvalue equation to this problem is derived based on the first-order shear deformation plate theory (FSDT) with a set of element-free shape functions in approximating the two-dimensional displacement fields. To solve this eigenvalue equation, the element-free IMLS-Ritz method is employed to furnish the buckling solution. The convergence of the solution for the CNT-reinforced composite plates is examined. Comparison study is further carried out to validate the accuracy of the solution. A parametric study is performed by varying the CNT volume fraction, CNT distribution, plate thickness-to-apothem ratio and boundary conditions. This first known buckling solution may serve as benchmarks for future research.
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Authors
L.W. Zhang,