Free vibration analysis of porous beams with gradually varying mechanical properties
Souhir Zghal, Dhia Ataoui, Fakhreddine Dammak
Abstract
This work is aimed to present analysis on free vibration behavior of porous beams with gradually varying mechanical properties based on a robust finite beam element. The governing equations are developed using a mixed variational formulation considering high-order displacement distribution. A new parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains is introduced and the zero condition of the shear stresses at the upper and bottom surfaces of the beam is satisfied. The porosity can be spread into the beam with evenly and unevenly distributions. According to a modified power function, the material properties are varying along the thickness direction of the FGM porous beam. The presented results show the effect of gradient index, porosity coefficient and forms, boundary conditions, and geometrical parameters on the vibration of FGM beams. It is found that porous beams can be useful as a passive method for control of vibration for structural components.