Influence of magnetic field on the wave propagation response of functionally graded (FG) beam lying on elastic foundation in thermal environment

Abstract

In the current work, wave propagation in simply supported (S-S) functionally graded (FG) beam is investigated while the beam is exposed to magneto-thermal environments and embedded on two-parameter elastic foundation. The mechanical properties of the structure are supposed to vary through the thickness via the exponential and power law function. The governing equations of the motion are derived by implementing Hamilton’s principle on the basis of refined higher order beam theory which can capture the shear deformation effect. Two novel metal and ceramic with interesting properties named Osmium and Silicon Carbide (SiC) are used as materials of this structure. The thermal loadings are applied to the structure with various temperature changes namely uniform, linear and sinusoidal, through the thickness. Influences of the wide range of parameters such as magnetic field intensity, slenderness ratio, various thermal loadings, exponential- and power-law exponents and elastic foundation coefficient on the wave frequency and phase velocity of the FG beam have been illustrated comparatively and the results are thoroughly discussed to obtain the highlights of each figure.