Transient analysis of smart composite laminate

In the present study, the transient analysis of smart laminated composite plates is presented analytically using inverse hyperbolic zigzag theory. This theory is displacement based with five unknown primary mid-plane variables in conjunction with the zigzag parameters resembling the membrane and the bending components. The inter-laminar continuity conditions of transverse shear stresses at the interfaces of the smart composite plate are artificially enforced. The dynamic version of principle of virtual work is used to derive the basic equations and solved subsequently with the Navier’s solution technique. Newmark’s time integration scheme is adopted to obtain the solutions of the coupled ordinary differential equations in the time frame. The equilibrium equations of elasticity are employed in order to obtain accurate estimation of transverse shear stresses. Numerical problems on diaphragm supported smart composite plate are solved by evaluating the static responses and comparing them with elasticity solutions in the existing literature. Then the transient responses are derived for a number of time-dependent electro-mechanical loads such as triangular, sine, ramp, and staircase variation. Results show excellent accuracy with the elasticity solutions available in the literature. Further, the dynamic controlling capacity of the piezoelectric layer is studied by evaluating the electrical loads that diminish the mechanical vibrations from the system.