Energy absorption and vibration of smart auxetic FG porous curved conical panels resting on the frictional viscoelastic torsional substrate

Abstract

In recent years, the utilization of various methods to absorb vibration in widely-used structures has gained significant attention to control and reduce the destructive effect of the resonance phenomenon. The increased useful lifetime and reduced maintenance and repair costs are the advantages of vibration absorption. Besides, utilization of energy absorbers is one of the most effective strategies for reducing energy supply costs for different parts of the structure, such as sensors. In this regard, a numerical study is performed in this research to evaluate the energy absorption by vibrations' absorption in a conical three-layered panel located on a viscoelastic substrate. This three-layered panel is composed of three parts: piezoelectric upper layer reinforced with Graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs), auxetic core, and functionally graded material (FGM) porous lower layer. The substrate includes spring element, shear, torsion, and substrate-structure friction factor. Hamilton's principle and energy method have been used to extract the governing equations to model the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) for the presented structure. The Differential Cubature Method (DCM) and the Newmark method have been used to solve the governing equations. Results show that by applying the negative voltage to the sandwich conical panel, the in-plane compression forces and natural frequency are increased, while the maximum dynamic deflection is decreased. Furthermore, increasing the inherent damping coefficient increases the damping decrement. Meanwhile, the nonlinear scattering and increased dispersion concentration of GPLs near the upper and lower surfaces of the piezoelectric layer will increase the frequency and energy absorption. Besides, the increased friction factor of the viscoelastic substrate and sandwich cone leads to more absorption energy.