Abstract
Up to now, no studies have been yet reported to study the mechanical behaviors of three-dimensional functionally graded graphene platelets reinforced composite (FG-GPLRC) open-type panel. In this paper, the free vibration of FG-GPLRC open-type panel under multi-directional initially stressed using three-dimensional poroelasticity theory is investigated for the first time. Weight fraction of graphene open-type panel is assumed to be distributed either uniformly or functionally graded (FG) along the radial direction. Modified Halpin-Tsai model is used to compute effective Young's modulus, whereas effective Poisson's ratio and mass density are computed using the rule of mixture. State-space differential equations are derived from the governing equation of motion and constitutive relations in cylindrical co-ordinates. The accuracy of the obtained formulation is validated by comparing the numerical results with those reported in the available literature as well as with the finite-element modeling. The influences of several importance parameters, such as various directional initial stress, compressibility coefficient, porosity, and various type of sandwich open-type cylindrical panel, are investigated on the frequency of the structures. The results of the present study can be served as benchmarks for future mechanical analysis of cylindrical FG-GPLRC structures.