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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
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    Investigation of the effect of BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 particle arrangement on the static response of magneto-electro-thermo-elastic plates
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2018) Mahesh, M.; Kattimani, S.
    In this article, a framework based on finite element (FE) methods is proposed for predicting the influence of spatial arrangement of two phase Barium Titanate (BaTiO3) and Cobalt Ferric Oxide (CoFe2O4) particulate composites on the static response of magneto-electro-thermo-elastic (METE) plates. The coupled material properties such as piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, dielectric, magnetic permeability, thermal expansion and pyro co-efficients vary significantly with the spatial arrangement of BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 particulates. The coupled FE governing equations accounting the effect of particle arrangement is presented by incorporating linear coupled constitutive equations of METE composites. Through the condensation technique, the governing equations of METE plates are solved to obtain direct (thermal displacements, electric and magnetic potentials) and derived quantities (stresses, electric displacements and magnetic flux densities). A special attention has been placed on evaluating the pyro-electric and pyro-magnetic coupling effects for different packing arrangement considered namely, Body Centered Cubic (BCC), Face Centered Cubic (FCC) and Simple Cubic (SC) METE particulate composites. Further, parametric studies are carried out to analyse the influence of boundary conditions and aspect ratio. The present study reveals that the multiphysics response of METE plates changes significantly with the packing arrangements of BaTiO3/CoFe2O4 particulates and geometrical parameters. It is believed that the obtained solutions would provide insights into design aspects of METE structures. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd
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    Influence of coupled fields on free vibration and static behavior of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic plate
    (SAGE Publications Ltd info@sagepub.co.uk, 2018) Mahesh, M.; Sagar, P.J.; Kattimani, S.
    In this article, the influence of full coupling between thermal, elastic, magnetic, and electric fields on the natural frequency of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic plates has been investigated using finite element methods. The contribution of overall coupling effect as well as individual elastic, piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, and thermal phases toward the stiffness of magneto-electro-thermo-elastic plates is evaluated. A finite element formulation is derived using Hamilton’s principle and coupled constitutive equations of magneto-electro-thermo-elastic material. Based on the first-order shear deformation theory, kinematics relations are established and the corresponding finite element model is developed. Furthermore, the static studies of magneto-electro-elastic plate have been carried out by reducing the fully coupled finite element formulation to partially coupled state. Particular attention has been paid to investigate the influence of thermal fields, electric fields, and magnetic fields on the behavior of magneto-electro-elastic plate. In addition, the effect of pyrocoupling on the magneto-electro-elastic plate has also been studied. Furthermore, the effect of geometrical parameters such as aspect ratio, length-to-thickness ratio, stacking sequence, and boundary conditions is studied in detail. The investigation may contribute significantly in enhancing the performance and applicability of functionally graded magneto-electro-thermo-elastic structures in the field of sensors and actuators. © 2017, © The Author(s) 2017.
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    Porosity influence on structural behaviour of skew functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plate
    (Elsevier Ltd, 2018) Kiran, M.C.; Kattimani, S.; Mahesh, M.
    This article presents a finite element (FE) formulation to assess the influence of porosity on the static responses and free vibration of functionally graded skew magneto-electro-elastic (FGSMEE) plate. The porosity is accounted for local density using modified power law. The skew edges of the plate are achieved by implementing transformation matrix. The coupled constitutive relations establish the different couplings associated with MEE materials. The displacements, potentials, and stresses for the porous skew plate are established through static analysis. The influence of porosity on the natural frequency of the skew plate is investigated via free vibration analysis. The influence of different porosity distributions on various skew angles of the FGSMEE plate has been studied. The effect of porosity volume, skew angle, and geometrical parameters such as aspect ratio, thickness ratio, and boundary conditions on the porous FGSMEE plate is investigated. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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    Finite element simulation of controlled frequency response of skew multiphase magneto-electro-elastic plates
    (SAGE Publications Ltd info@sagepub.co.uk, 2019) Mahesh, M.; Kattimani, S.
    The linear frequency response of skew multiphase magneto-electro-elastic composite plate embedded with active constrained layer damping treatment has been studied. The volume fraction of piezoelectric fibres embedded in the piezomagnetic matrix significantly affects the coupling characteristic of this multiferroic material, and hence, the frequency of the skew multiphase magneto-electro-elastic plate is drastically altered. This study emphasizes on evaluating the influence of different volume fraction of barium titanate (BaTiO3) and cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4) on the frequency characteristics of skew multiphase magneto-electro-elastic. In this regard, a finite element formulation has been proposed to assess the damped response of such skew multiphase magneto-electro-elastic plates. Incorporating the complex modulus approach, the constrained viscoelastic layer of the active constrained layer damping patch is modelled. In addition, the effect of geometrical skewness has also been investigated. Meanwhile, an exhaustive parametric study is carried out to analyse the influence of control gain, patch position and fibre orientation angle of piezoelectric composite. © The Author(s) 2019.
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    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