Abstract
ABSTRACTIn this article a higher-order theory for functionally graded beams based on the expansion of the two-dimensional (2D) equations of elasticity for functionally graded materials into Fourier series in terms of Legendre's polynomials is presented. Starting from the 2D equations of elasticity, the stress and strain tensors, displacement, traction, and body force vectors are expanded into Fourier series in terms of Legendre's polynomials in the thickness coordinate. In the same way, the material parameters that describe the functionally graded material properties are also expanded into Fourier series. All equations of the linear elasticity including Hooke's law are transformed into the corresponding equations for the Fourier series expansion coefficients. Then a system of differential equations in terms of the displacements and the boundary conditions for the Fourier series expansion coefficients are obtained. In particular, the first- and second-order approximations of the exact infinite dimensional beam theory are considered in more detail. The obtained boundary-value problems are solved by the finite element method with MATHEMATICA, MATLAB, and COMSOL multiphysics software. Numerical results are presented and discussed.
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