Influence of CNTs grading and reinforcement on dynamic characteristics of composite Plates in thermal environment

Abstract

This analytical work deals with the dynamic analysis of the functionally graded composite plate reinforced with single walled carbon nanotubes is discussed in this article. By using the extended rule of mixtures, the material properties were computed. The dimensionless frequency parameter was discovered by generating ABAQUS-solved eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The subspace process was used to produce buckling Eigenvalues for the plate. The purpose of the current research work was to analyse the influence of varying temperatures, CNTs and CNTs grading volume fractions on dimensionless frequencies and buckling factors or parameters. From the findings available in the literature, the results of this analysis have been established. CNTs volume percentage and its distribution were found to have a substantial impact on the dimensionless fundamental frequencies. Moreover, similar effect of these parameters on plate buckling were also been observed. Results reveal that the addition of CNT enhances the stiffness of the plate.