Abstract
This paper investigates the low-velocity impact response of functionally graded multilayer nanocomposite plates reinforced with a low content of graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) in which GPLs are randomly oriented and uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix within each individual layer with GPL weight fraction following a layer-wise variation along the plate thickness. The micromechanics-based Halpin–Tsai model is used to evaluate the effective material properties of the GPL-reinforced composite (GPLRC), and the modified nonlinear Hertz contact theory is utilized to define the contact force between the spherical impactor and the GPLRC target plate. The equations of motion of the plate are derived within the framework of the first-order shear deformation plate theory and von Karman-type nonlinear kinematics and are solved by a two-step perturbation technique. The present analysis is validated through a direct comparison with those in the open literature. A parametric study is then performed to study the effects of GPL distribution pattern, weight fraction, geometry and size, temperature variation as well as the radius and initial velocity of the impactor on the low-velocity impact response of functionally graded GPLRC plates.
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