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Item Bending and vibration studies of FG porous sandwich beam with viscoelastic boundary conditions: FE approach(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2023) Patil, R.; Joladarashi, S.; Kadoli, R.Bending and vibration characteristics of FG porous sandwich beam with viscoelastic boundary conditions are investigated. Complex shear modulus and associated loss factor are considered for the viscoelastic interlayer. The beam is constrained by viscoelastic supports (VES) at either end. Complex stiffness model is adopted for VES. The transverse deflection, natural frequency, loss factors, and mode shapes are obtained by varying VES stiffness. Furthermore, the study is extended to sandwich beams with various (H, O, V, and X) porosity patterns. The results convey that VES contribution in vibration damping is more predominant when the supports are less stiff (more viscous). © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.Item Effect of porosity and viscoelastic boundary conditions on FG sandwich beams in thermal environment: Buckling and vibration studies(Elsevier Ltd, 2023) Patil, R.; Joladarashi, S.; Kadoli, R.The present study is carried out to investigate the combined effect of porosity and temperature on the buckling and vibration attributes of FG sandwich beams in the thermal environment using FE formulation. The modeled sandwich beam consisting of the viscoelastic core material is restrained by viscoelastic boundary conditions (VBCs). The FG face layers and core are subjected to temperature-dependent material properties. Complex stiffness model is adopted for VBCs. Porosity patterns such as H, V, X, and O are incorporated into FG face layers. The Lagrange equation is used to derive the sandwich beam's equilibrium equations of motion in static and dynamic conditions. The derived equilibrium equations are solved for buckling and vibration of the beam using the FE solution. Lagrange and Hermite shape functions are assumed for axial and transverse displacements. Critical buckling temperature (CBT), natural frequency (NF), and loss factors (LF) are obtained for various temperatures and boundary stiffness values (BSVs). Transverse buckling and vibration mode shapes are extracted for changing BSVs. The behavior of NF and LF at buckling temperature is also discussed. The existence of porosities ameliorates the buckling characteristics of the sandwich beam. VBCs expedite the vibration damping of sandwich beams alongside the viscoelastic core. The natural frequency and loss factor reach zero and infinity, respectively, when the temperature reaches CBT. © 2023 Institution of Structural EngineersItem Experimental and numerical investigation on low-velocity impact response of sandwich structure with functionally graded core(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2024) Mohan Kumar, T.S.; Joladarashi, S.; Kulkarni, S.M.; Doddamani, S.The present research investigates optimizing the impact resistance of functionally graded sandwich structures using experimental and numerical approaches. The low-velocity impact (LVI) responses of functionally graded sandwich composite (FGSC) with different configurations with skin material jute/rubber/jute (JRJ) and core material having epoxy and sea sand by volume fraction of sea sand at 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%. Sandwich structures were impacted with LVI (5.89, 10.92, and 15.18 m/s), with the impactor dropped from heights of 0.5, 1, and 1.5 m with precompressed spring loads. FGSC samples are considered a deformable body, and the impactor is modeled as a rigid body using commercially accessible dynamic explicit software. The burn-out test and weight method were used to test the core's gradience; both methods' results substantially matched, and the variance in gradation could be observed. The proposed sandwich structure characteristics are examined by energy absorption, peak force, energy loss percentage, and coefficient of restitution. Results showed that SC30S provides greater energy absorption and superior damage resistance when tested on LVI. To evaluate the accuracy of experimental findings in predicting the indentation behavior of the sandwich structure, the finite element analysis was used to compare with the experimental results. According to the examination of these proposed FGSC overall performance, they could potentially be employed as sacrificial materials for LVI applications like claddings to shield major structural components. The systematic approach used in this work serves as a standard for choosing and using FGSC effectively for LVI applications. Highlights: Low-velocity impact behavior of sandwich structures was investigated. Combining flexible skin and epoxy core enhances energy absorption. Based on impact energy levels, impact damage areas were determined. Examined sandwich structure advantages in structural and aerospace uses. In terms of time and cost, the numerical analysis method would be useful. © 2023 Society of Plastics Engineers.
