Journal
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING
Volume 52, Issue -, Pages 311-322Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.04.034
Keywords
Nano-structures; Buckling; Analytical modeling; Functionally graded materials
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51279103]
- Fund of State Key Laboratory of Ocean Engineering [GKZD010059]
- University of Western Sydney Australia [20721-80872]
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A postbuckling analysis is presented for nanocomposite cylindrical shells reinforced by single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) subjected to combined axial and radial mechanical loads in thermal environment. Two types of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (CNTRC) shells, namely, uniformly distributed (UD) and functionally graded (FG) reinforcements, are considered. The material properties of FG-CNTRCs are assumed to be graded in the thickness direction, and are estimated through a micro-mechanical model. The governing equations are based on a higher order shear deformation shell theory with a von Karman-type of kinematic nonlinearity. The thermal effects are also included and the material properties of CNTRCs are assumed to be temperature-dependent. A boundary layer theory and associated singular perturbation technique are employed to determine the buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect, FG-CNTRC cylindrical shells under combined action of external pressure and axial compression for different values of load-proportional parameters. The results for UD-CNTRC shell, which is a special case in the present study, are compared with those of the FG-CNTRC shell. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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