Abstract
ABSTRACTA finite element formulation for stress analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) sandwich plates and shell panels under thermal shock is presented in this work. A higher-order layerwise theory in conjunction with Sanders’ approximation for shells is used to develop the finite element formulation for transient stress analysis of FGM sandwich panels. The top and the bottom surfaces of FGM sandwich panels are made of pure ceramic and metal, respectively, and core of the sandwich is assumed to be made of FGM. The temperature profile in the thickness direction of the panels is considered to be varying as per the Fourier’s law of heat conduction equation for unsteady state. The heat conduction equations are solved using the central difference method in conjunction with the Crank–Nicolson approach. Transient thermal displacements of the sandwich panels are obtained using Newmark average acceleration method and the transient thermal stresses are obtained using stress–strain relations, subsequently. Results obtained from the present layerwise finite element formulations are first validated with available solutions in literature. Parametric studies are taken up to study the effects of volume fraction index, temperature dependency of material properties, core thickness, panel configuration, geometric and thermal boundary conditions on transient thermal stresses of FGM sandwich plates and shells.
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