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It is known that the distribution of stresses in a rectangular plate is the same as the applied stresses on the boundaries when the loading is uniform or linearly varying. For other types of compressive loads, for instance parabolic compressive loading, the distribution of stresses in the plate is different from the applied loads at the boundaries of the plate. For such conditions, to obtain the buckling loads of the plate, an accurate prebuckling analysis should be performed. The present research aims to obtain the buckling loads and buckling pattern of composite plates reinforced with carbon nanotubes with uniform or functionally graded distribution across the plate thickness. The properties of the composite media are obtained based on a modified rule of mixtures approach with the introduction of efficiency parameters. First-order shear deformation plate theory is used to approximate the plate kinematics. The plate is subjected to uniaxial compressive loads which vary as parabolic functions across the width of the plate. At first, using the Ritz method and Airy stress function formulation, the distribution of stress resultants in the plate domain is obtained as a two-dimensional elasticity formulation. Afterwards, by means of the Chebyshev polynomials as the basic functions of the Ritz solution method, an eigenvalue problem is established to obtain the buckling load and buckling shape of the plate. Comparison studies are provided to assure the accuracy of the presented formulation for isotropic homogeneous and cross-ply laminated plates. Afterwards, parametric studies are performed for composite plates reinforced with carbon nanotubes.
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Kiani, Y. Buckling of FG-CNT-reinforced composite plates subjected to parabolic loading. Acta Mech 228, 1303–1319 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-016-1781-4
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