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Nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling of spiderweb-stiffened sandwich FG-GPLRC spherical shells and circular plates with porous core.

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Title: Nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling of spiderweb-stiffened sandwich FG-GPLRC spherical shells and circular plates with porous core.
Authors: Nam, Vu Hoai1 (AUTHOR), Hoai, Nguyen Thi Thanh2,3 (AUTHOR), Thai, Kieu Quang1,3 (AUTHOR), Hieu, Pham Thanh1 (AUTHOR), Dong, Dang Thuy4,5 (AUTHOR) dangthuydong@tdtu.edu.vn
Source: Acta Mechanica. Mar2026, Vol. 237 Issue 3, p925-947. 23p.
Subjects: Spherical shells (Engineering), Sandwich construction (Materials), Composite materials, Mechanical buckling, Porous materials, Functionally gradient materials
Abstract: The current paper is the first research on the nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling behaviors of spiderweb-stiffened sandwich spherical shells (SShs) and circular plates (CPls). The shells/plates are made of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) with a porous core and stiffened by FG-GPLRC parallel and/or meridian stiffeners. The investigated structures are subjected to combined effects of the external pressure, temperature, and moisture changes. The Donnell shell theory (DST) is employed to describe the displacement field taking into account von Kármán geometric nonlinearities. Lekhnitskii's smeared stiffener technique is expanded to determine the stiffness components of the stiffened shells/plates. By choosing the polynomial solution form for the displacements and using the Ritz energy method, the governing equations of the problem are established, and the nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling curves of the structures are obtained. The remarkable influences of various parameters such as material parameters, geometrical parameters, porous core, temperature, and moisture on the nonlinear postbuckling responses of the stiffened sandwich SShs/CPls are illustrated in the numerical example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:The current paper is the first research on the nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling behaviors of spiderweb-stiffened sandwich spherical shells (SShs) and circular plates (CPls). The shells/plates are made of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) with a porous core and stiffened by FG-GPLRC parallel and/or meridian stiffeners. The investigated structures are subjected to combined effects of the external pressure, temperature, and moisture changes. The Donnell shell theory (DST) is employed to describe the displacement field taking into account von Kármán geometric nonlinearities. Lekhnitskii's smeared stiffener technique is expanded to determine the stiffness components of the stiffened shells/plates. By choosing the polynomial solution form for the displacements and using the Ritz energy method, the governing equations of the problem are established, and the nonlinear hygro-thermo-mechanical postbuckling curves of the structures are obtained. The remarkable influences of various parameters such as material parameters, geometrical parameters, porous core, temperature, and moisture on the nonlinear postbuckling responses of the stiffened sandwich SShs/CPls are illustrated in the numerical example. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00015970
DOI:10.1007/s00707-025-04542-z