Nonlinear buckling and post-buckling of imperfect FG porous sandwich cylindrical panels subjected to axial loading on elastic foundation

Abstract

This paper deals with the nonlinear buckling and post-buckling of sandwich cylindrical panels with non-uniform porous core and functionally graded face sheets. The imperfect sandwich cylindrical panels are subjected to axial loading on elastic foundation. Based on the Donnell shell theory, with von Kármán geometrical nonlinearity, the governing equations are derived. The effects of elastic foundation, various panel geometrical characteristics, porosity parameters, and the thickness of the porous core are investigated. The effects of foundation parameters, porosity parameters, the thickness of the porous core, and material parameters are investigated.