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Static analysis of stepped functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plates in thermal environment: A finite element study
(Elsevier Ltd, 2017) Mahesh, M.; Kattimani, S.C.
In this article, a finite element (FE) formulation accounting for multiphysics response of multilayered magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) plates in the thermal environment has been presented. The equilibrium equations of motion are attained using the principle of total potential energy and coupled constitutive relations of MEE material. Maxwell's equation of electrostatics and magnetostatics are used to model the electric and magnetic behavior. The influence of various through thickness temperature distributions on the static parameters of stepped functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic (SFG-MEE) plates is investigated. Further, an extra attention has been devoted to evaluate the effect of product properties (pyroelectric and pyromagnetic coupling), boundary conditions and aspect ratio on the direct (displacements, electric potential and magnetic potential) and derived quantities (stresses, electric displacement, and magnetic flux density) of the SFG-MEE plate. A comparative study is also carried out to analyse the effect of stacking sequence, boundary conditions, pyroeffects, length-to-width ratio and aspect ratios of the SFG-MEE plate. The credibility of the proposed FE model is verified with the results available in the literature. It is expected that the findings in this article may be useful for accurate design and analysis of MEE structures under the thermal environment. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
Hygrothermal coupling analysis of magneto-electroelastic beams using finite element methods
(Taylor and Francis Ltd. michael.wagreich@univie.ac.at, 2018) Mahesh, M.; Kattimani, S.C.; Joladarashi, S.
In this article, the finite element (FE) method has been used to assess the coupled static behavior of hygro-thermo-magneto-electroelastic (HTMEE) beam. Influence of externally applied hygrothermal loads on the direct (displacements, electric and magnetic potentials) and derived quantities (stresses, electric displacement and magnetic flux densities) of HTMEE beam have been studied in detail. The principle of total potential energy and the coupled constitutive equations of HTMEE material are used for the FE formulation. A generalized condensation technique is adopted to solve the global FE equations of motion. Numerical examples are discussed to examine the effect of hygrothermal loads and distinct effect of moisture concentration on the behavior of the beam. Particular emphasis has been placed to analyze the influence of temperature and moisture dependent elastic stiffness coe?cients associated with empirical constants. Considering the independent effect of temperature and moisture on the coupled static responses, the most significant combination of the empirical constants corresponding to temperature dependency and moisture dependency are explored. Extensive computational examples are considered to examine the significant effect of boundary conditions, temperature gradient, moisture concentration gradient and empirical constants on the static behavior of HTMEE beam. It is observed that the static behavior of HTMEE beam is significantly influenced by the hygrothermal loads and empirical constants. The results presented in this article would serve as a benchmark results in design and analysis of HTMEE structures for sensors and actuators applications. © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
On vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using higher order finite element methods
(China Ordnance Industry Corporation, 2021) Mahesh, M.; Harursampath, D.; Kattimani, S.
This article deals with evaluating the frequency response of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic (FG-CNTMEE) plates subjected to open and closed electro-magnetic circuit conditions. In this regard finite element formulation has been derived. The plate kinematics adjudged via higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) is considered for evaluation. The equations of motion are obtained with the help of Hamilton's principle and solved using condensation technique. It is found that the convergence and accuracy of the present FE formulation is very good to address the vibration problem of FG-CNTMEE plate. For the first time, frequency response analysis of FG-CNTMEE plates considering the effect of various circuit conditions associated with parameters such as CNT distributions, volume fraction, skew angle, aspect ratio, length-to-thickness ratio and coupling fields has been carried out. The results of this article can serve as benchmark for future development and analysis of smart structures. © 2020 The Authors
Nonlinear free vibration and transient responses of porous functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plates
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2022) Sh, E.L.; Kattimani, S.; Mahesh, M.
The geometrically nonlinear free vibration and transient response of porous functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic (PFG-MEE) plates are studied based on the first-order shear deformation (FSDT) theory, von Karman's nonlinear strain–displacement relations along with modified power law. With Hamilton's theory, the coupled equations of motion are obtained and analyzed by adapting finite element methods (FEM). Moreover, using Newmark's, Picard's, and Newton–Raphson methods, a porous FG-MEE plate's nonlinear and transient response is analyzed using MATLAB software. After validating the present study, the influence of porosity distribution, porosity index, boundary conditions, aspect ratios, and thickness to length ratios on the nonlinear frequency ratio and nonlinear transient response of porous FG-MEE plate is investigated. It is revealed that geometric parameters, porosity index, boundary conditions, and form of porosity distribution significantly influence the nonlinear frequency ratio and nonlinear transient deflections of porous FG-MEE plates. © 2021, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology.

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