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A nonlocal strain gradient analysis of laminated composites and sandwich nanoplates using meshfree approach

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This paper aims to develop a nonlocal strain gradient meshfree plate approach which combines the nonlocal strain gradient theory (NSGT), higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) and meshfree method, for the bending and free vibration analyses of laminated composite and sandwich nanoplates. Mechanical characteristics of small-scale structures can be described by using two scale parameters related to the nonlocal and strain gradient effects. The weak form of governing equations is extracted from the virtual work principle. Exploiting the higher order derivatives of moving Kriging (MK) shape functions, the present approach satisfies the requirement of the third-order derivatives of weak approximations. The displacements and natural frequencies of laminated composite and sandwich nanoplates are then determined by utilizing the MK meshfree method. Numerical results show that the deflections and natural frequencies of laminated composite and sandwich nanoplates are significantly influenced by the boundary conditions, nonlocal parameter and strain gradient parameter, geometry, length-to-thickness ratios. As observed, a large difference between NSGT and classical HSDT results is reported and discussed. It is clear that the results of both models coincide when the nonlocal and strain gradient parameters are taken as zero.

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This research is funded by Vietnam National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) under grant number 107.02-2019.35.

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  1. Division of Computational Mechanics, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Chien H. Thai

  2. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Chien H. Thai

  3. Departamento de Engenharia Mecanica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade Do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    A. J. M. Ferreira

  4. CIRTECH Institute, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    H. Nguyen-Xuan

  5. Department of Architectural Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea

    H. Nguyen-Xuan

  6. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education (HCMUTE), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Lieu B. Nguyen

  7. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    P. Phung-Van

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Thai, C.H., Ferreira, A.J.M., Nguyen-Xuan, H. et al. A nonlocal strain gradient analysis of laminated composites and sandwich nanoplates using meshfree approach. Engineering with Computers 39, 5–21 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-021-01501-9

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