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Free vibration and buckling of foam-filled composite corrugated sandwich plates under thermal loading

The free vibration and buckling behaviors of foam-filled composite corrugated sandwich plates under thermal loading are investigated theoretically. A refined shear deformation theory is extended incorporating two different combinations of hyperbolic and parabolic shear shape functions. Equivalent thermoelastic properties of the foam-filled corrugation are obtained using the method of homogenization based on the Gibbs free energy. Based on hyperbolic-polynomial variation of all displacements across the thickness of both face sheets and sandwich core, the shear plate theory accounts for both transverse shear and thickness stretching effects. The theoretical predictions are validated against existing results as well as finite element simulations. The effects of geometric and material parameters on natural frequency and critical temperature change for buckling are systematically investigated. The proposed theory is not only accurate but also simple in predicting the free vibration and thermal buckling responses of composite sandwich plates with foam-filled corrugated cores.

» Author: Bin Han, Ke-Ke Qin, Qian-Cheng Zhang, Qi Zhang, Tian Jian Lu, Bing-Heng Lu

» Reference: Composite Structures, Volume 172

» Publication Date: 15/07/2017

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