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Postbuckling analysis of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced polymer composite cylindrical shells using an analytical solution approach

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An analytical approach is proposed to study the postbuckling of circular cylindrical shells subject to axial compression and lateral pressure made of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced polymer composite (FG-GPL-RPC). The governing equations are obtained in the context of the classical Donnell shell theory by the von Kármán nonlinear relations. Then, based on the Ritz energy method, an analytical solution approach is used to trace the nonlinear postbuckling path of the shell. The effects of several parameters such as the weight fraction of the graphene platelet (GPL), the geometrical properties, and distribution patterns of the GPL on the postbuckling characteristics of the FG-GPL-RPC shell are analyzed.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, 41635-3756, Iran

    S. Blooriyan, R. Ansari & A. Darvizeh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, 44169-39515, Iran

    R. Gholami

  3. Department of Engineering Science, Faculty of Technology and Engineering, University of Guilan, Rudsar-Vajargah, 44891-63157, Iran

    H. Rouhi

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Blooriyan, S., Ansari, R., Darvizeh, A. et al. Postbuckling analysis of functionally graded graphene platelet-reinforced polymer composite cylindrical shells using an analytical solution approach. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 40, 1001–1016 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-019-2498-8

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