Comparative Investigation of Deflection in a Two-directional Functionally Graded Porous Curved and Straight Beams Adapting Unified Shear Deformation Theory

نویسندگان

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, MLR Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India

2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, VNRVJIET, Hyderabad, India

3 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malla Reddy Engineering College, Hyderabad, India

4 Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, College of Science, Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), c/o Christiaan de Wet & Pioneer Avenue, Florida Campus 1710, Johannesburg, South Africa

doi
10.22059/jcamech.2024.377299.1113
چکیده

Functionally graded (FG) materials exhibit spatial variations in composition and structure, which enhance their performance under mechanical loads by tailoring material properties such as modulus of elasticity and density along the beam's length or thickness. This study presents a comparative analysis of the deflection behaviors of two-directional functionally graded porous beam, specifically focusing on circular and straight beams. Curved and straight beams are modeled and assessed under simply supported (SS), clamped (CC) and clamped simply supported (CS) boundary conditions with a mechanical load. The analysis involves deriving deflection equations considering the graded material properties, which vary according to a power-law distribution, adapting unified shear deformation theory (USDT), potential energy, neutral surface concept for better accuracy.