Vibration analysis of circular cylindrical panels with CNT reinforced and FGM composites.

Abstract The aim of this study is to give a numerical solution for free vibration problem of functionally graded and carbon nanotube reinforced (CNTR) circular cylindrical panel. Based on the Love’s shell theory and first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), related equations of motion have been obtained. Then, the methods of harmonic differential quadrature (HDQ) and discrete singular convolution (DSC) are used for numerical computations. Two different material properties are assumed to change continuously in the thickness direction according to the volume fraction power law and the general four-parameter power law distributions. Accuracy and convergence of the methods have been validated by comparing the obtained results with the existing results available in the open literature. Frequency values have been given for different material and geometric parameters, modes and boundary cases for circular cylindrical panels with FGM and CNTR cases. The effects of types of distributions of CNTR material are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]