Large deformation analysis of functionally graded shells

abstract

• A geometrically nonlinear analysis of functionally graded shells is presented. The two-constituent functionally graded shell consists of ceramic and metal that are graded through the thickness, from one surface of the shell to the other. A tensor-based finite element formulation with curvilinear coordinates and first-order shear deformation theory are used to develop the functionally graded shell finite element. The first-order shell theory consists of seven parameters and exact nonlinear deformations and under the framework of the Lagrangian description. High-order Lagrangian interpolation functions are used to approximate the field variables to avoid membrane, shear, and thickness locking. Numerical results obtained using the present shell element for typical benchmark problem geometries with functionally graded material compositions are presented. 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

authors

• Reddy, Junuthula

published proceedings

• INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

author list (cited authors)

• Arciniega, R. A., & Reddy, J. N.

citation count

• 158

complete list of authors

• Arciniega, RA||Reddy, JN

publication date

• March 2007

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• International Journal of Solids and Structures  Journal

keywords

• Finite Element Analysis
• First-order Shell Theory
• Functionally Graded Shells
• Geometrically Nonlinear Shell Theory
• Higher-order Elements

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.08.035

start page

• 2036

end page

• 2052

volume

• 44

issue

• 6

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.08.035