Thermoelastic vibration characteristics of asymmetric annular porous reinforced with nano-fillers microplates embedded in an elastic medium: CNTs Vs. GNPs

• Published in: Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 100
• Main Authors: Arshid, Ehsan, Amir, Saeed, Loghman, Abbas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 25.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Boundary conditions; Carbon nanotubes; Civil Engineering; Deformation; Elastic media; Engineering; Equations of motion; Fillers; Finite element analysis; Generalized differential quadrature method; Graphene; Hamilton's principle; Mechanical Engineering; Mechanical properties; Metal foams; Micromechanics; Microstructure; Nanocomposites; Original Article; Porosity; Porous materials; Quadratures; Resonant frequencies; Shear deformation; Structural Materials; Thickness; Vibration; Metal foams; Carbon nanotubes; Graphene nanoplatelets; Modified couple stress theory; Nano-fillers; Vibration analysis
• ISSN: 2083-3318; 1644-9665; 2083-3318
• DOI: 10.1007/s43452-023-00624-8

Due to the vast usage of metal foam structures in branches of science, reinforcing them with nano-fillers makes them more convenient. Hence, in the current study, vibration characteristics of functionally graded porous nanocomposite (FGPN) annular microplates are taken into consideration. Two kinds of nano-fillers, namely Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and Graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), are selected as the reinforcements to analyze and compare their effect on the microstructure’s vibrational response. The mentioned nano-fillers are dispersed according to four patterns which affect various mechanical properties of the structure. Similarly, based on given functions which are called porosity distributions, pores are placed in thickness course of the microstructure. Then, its properties are determined via employing Halpin–Tsai and extended rule of mixture micromechanics models. Using the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), modified couple stress theory (MCST), and Hamilton’s principle for dynamic systems, governing motion equations and related boundary conditions are derived in asymmetric state, and then, they are solved, and natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes are extracted with the help of generalized differential quadrature method (GDQM). By validating the results in simpler conditions, effects of the most important parameters are examined. It is found that GNPs are more effective in reinforcing the structure than CNTs. Also, about 15 ~ 18 percent reduction in frequencies is seen by increasing the porosity up to seventy percent.