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Mechanical Response of Thin Composite Beams Made of Functionally Graded Material Using Finite Element Method

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Functionally Graded Material (FGM) is a new generation of composite materials, it can be used for different engineering fields according to the loading environment, but the study of its mechanical behavior requires sophisticated numerical and analytical models. Several investigations in these models are available in the literature, however, most of those investigations are based on simplifying assumptions. In this paper, we present a three-dimensional finite element modeling of functionally graded material (FGM) beams subjected to static loading. Material properties are assumed to vary continuously along the beam thickness according to the power-law distribution with linear elastic behavior. The FGM beams are discretized by hexahedral finite elements type C3D20R (continuum stress/displacement, three-dimensional 20-node, reduced integration). We studied several numerical examples of FGM beams and compare the obtained numerical results with those of analytical models in the literature.

Source: Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering

DOI: 10.3311/ppci.21909

Authors: Khaled Boumezbeur, Mourad Khebizi, Mohamed Guenfoud, Ilies Guendouz

Institutions: University Frères Mentouri Constantine 1, University of Guelma

Language: English

Topic: Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization

Subfield: Mechanics of Materials

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Agence Thématique de Recherche en Science et Technologie, Direction Générale de la Recherche Scientifique et du Développement Technologique

OpenAlex ID: W4378902256

FWCI: 0.445

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