A review of the dynamic analysis and free vibration analysis on fiber metal laminates (FMLs)

Abstract

It is a challenging target to improve the dynamic analysis and free vibration analysis of fiber metal laminates (FMLs) while providing great promise as lightweight structural components. FMLs have attracted increasing research interest in various multi-stack FML components to enlarge industrial applications. This review paper concentrates on the free vibration analysis of FMLs, which mainly refers to dynamic analysis, macro mechanical and micro mechanical approaches, and temperature effects. The available types of experimental vibration methods on FMLs are described. Moreover, dynamic analysis of FMLs is mainly reviewed in recent studies of FMLs on the macro mechanical and micromechanical scale aspects, and the temperature effect is also studied. Furthermore, several classical theoretical equations of different FMLs on free vibration analysis are summarized. In addition, optimization studies on FMLs under dynamic analysis are further discussed.