A NUMERICAL STUDY ON THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF CYLINDRICAL SHELL MADE WITH FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS

Abstract

This thesis presents an analytical study for structural behavior of a cylindrical shell which is composed of a functionally graded material (FGM). The cylindrical shell is assumed to have two-constituent material distributions through the thickness of the structure, and material properties of the cylindrical shell are assumed to vary according to a power-law distribution in terms of the volume fractions for constituent materials, the exact solution for the structural behavior for cylinder under structural and thermal loads is solved through simulation. The goal of this investigation is to study the structural behavior of FGM.