Buckling Analysis of Carbon Nanotube-Reinforced Composite Plates Resting on Elastic Foundation

Authors

Boumediene Bakhadda
Laboratoire des Structures et Matériaux Avancés dans le Génie Civil et Travaux Publics, Université de Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculté de Technologie, Département de génie civil, Material and Hydrology Laboratory, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department
Mohamed Bachir Bouiadjra
Laboratoire des Structures et Matériaux Avancés dans le Génie Civil et Travaux Publics, Université de Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculté de Technologie, Département de génie civil
Fouad Bourada
Département de Génie Civil, Institut des Sciences et de la Technologie, Centre Universitaire de Ain Témouchent
Abdelmoumen Anis Bousahla
Laboratoire de Modélisation et Simulation Multi-échelle, Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences Exactes, Département de Physique, Université de Sidi Bel Abbés
Abdelouahed Tounsi
Material and Hydrology Laboratory, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department
S.R. Mahmoud
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Synopsis

The buckling behavior of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (CNTRC) plates resting on the Pasternak elastic foundation is investigated in this study. To strengthen the plates, four types of uni-axially aligned single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNTs) distributions are investigated. This paper presents analytical answers derived from a mathematical formulation based on hyperbolic shear deformation plate theory. The suggested theory's accuracy is numerically tested by comparing the obtained results to some existing ones in the literature. The current study takes into account a number of important characteristics such as carbon nanotube volume fraction, spring constant factors, plate thickness and aspect ratios, etc. New buckling evaluations of CNTRC plates are provided and analyzed in depth using numerous higher-order shear deformation theories.

ICCAP2021
Published
March 8, 2022