Vibration Analysis of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composite Plates

Abstract:

This paper presents an investigation on the free vibration of rectangular nanocomposite plates reinforced by aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The CNT reinforcement may be uniformly distributed (UD) or functionally graded (FG) over the thickness direction of a plate. The material properties of the CNT composite are determined through a micromechanical model. The eigenvalue equation governing the plate vibration problem is derived by the p-Ritz method through minimizing the virtual strain and kinetic energies of a CNT composite plate. The influences of CNT distribution and reinforcing angle, plate thickness ratio, aspect ratio and support conditions on the vibration behaviour of the plates are discussed.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 553)
• Pages: 681-686
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.553.681
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Feng Lin*, Yang Xiang
• Keywords: Functionally Graded Material (FGM), Nanocomposite, Ritz Method, Third Order Plate Theory

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