Temperature effects on buckling and vibration characteristics of sandwich plate with viscoelastic core and functionally graded material constraining layer. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joseph, Shince V; Mohanty, SC
• Is Part Of: Journal of sandwich structures & materials. Volume 21:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 1557
• Page End: 1577
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: Sandwich plate -- viscoelastic core -- temperature -- free vibration -- buckling -- functionally graded material; Sandwich construction -- Periodicals; 624.177905
• DOI: 10.1177/1099636217722309
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1099-6362

Abstract

This article deals with the buckling and free vibration analysis of a sandwich plate with viscoelastic core and functionally graded material constraining lamina under high temperature environment. The first-order shear deformation theory is used for the finite element formulation of the plate. Along with the shear deformation, the longitudinal and transverse deformation of the core is also taken into account. The rise in the external temperature is found to reduce the critical buckling loads and fundamental frequencies, and to increase the corresponding modal loss factors. Various parametric studies such as effect of aspect ratio, core thickness ratio and volume fraction index on static and dynamic behaviour of the sandwich plate are also examined.