The nonlinear dynamic response of functionally graded basalt/nickel composite plates

ABSTRACT

Time dependent nonlinear dynamic response of new proposed plates made up of functionally graded (FG) basalt/nickel composites have been explored under different dynamic blast loadings. Four different approximations are considered to simulate the FG composite plates made up of basalt/nickel according to rules based on Homogenous-Laminated Model (HLM), Continuous Model (CM), Power-Law Model (PLM), and Sigmoid-Law Model (SLM). Large deflection theory of thin plates has been used to consider the geometric nonlinearity effects. The basalt/nickel FG composites under blast loads and extreme environments would be a good option and would find many application areas in the near future.

KEYWORDS:

• Functionally graded materials
• basalt/nickel FGM
• laminated composite plate
• blast load
• dynamic response
• FGM Modeling