Thermal Post-buckling of Shape Memory Alloy Composite Plates under Non-uniform Temperature Distribution

Aerospace vehicles are subjected to non-uniform thermal loading that may cause thermal buckling. A study was conducted on the thermal post-buckling of shape memory alloy composite plates subjected to the non-uniform tent-like temperature field. The shape memory alloy wires were embedded within the laminated composite plates to add recovery stress to the plates. The non-linear finite element model that considered the recovery stress of the shape memory alloy and temperature dependent properties of the shape memory alloy and composite matrix along with its source codes were developed. It was found that the post-buckling paths of the shape memory alloy composite plates subjected to various tentlike temperature fields were stable within the studied temperature range. The addition of shape memory alloy wires to the composite plates was found to significantly improve the post-buckling behavior of laminated composite plates under non-uniform temperature distribution.

Authors:

• Z.A. Rasid
• R. Zahari
• A. Ayob
• D.L. Majid
• A.S.M. Rafie

Keywords:

• Post-buckling
• shape memory alloy
• temperaturedependent property
• tent-like temperature distribution

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