Free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates using four parameter power law in Abaqus

Abstract

Functionally graded material (FGM) are most widely use material with various application because of its properties adaptability to different situations by changing the constituents as per the requirement. In present study, using (ABAQUS) software for free vibration analysis of natural frequency of functionally graded material (FGM) plate is performed. Aluminium and zirconia are the materials considered for the analysis. The effective properties are varying along the thickness with differ with different volume fraction of each material. Four parameter power law is use to accomplish different combination of FGM profile such as classic, symmetrical and asymmetrical. It is assumed the that both materials are gradually varying and also homogeneous. Thick and thin FGM plate are being analysis to find natural frequency value of the FGM plate for different boundary condition with different material combination profile. The accuracy of the present model is studied by comparing the present results with those available in literature.