On the mechanical properties and vibrational characteristics of the nanoparticle-reinforced composite cylindrical panels in the acidic environment: Numerical and experimental investigation
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On the mechanical properties and vibrational characteristics of the nanoparticle-reinforced composite cylindrical panels in the acidic environment: Numerical and experimental investigation
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of nano-clay and nano-silica particles on the vibrational characteristics of composite cylindrical panels in corrosive environments. In this context, due to the presence of diluted sulfuric acid as the corrosive solution, the coupling effects of material degradation and hygroscopic loading on the natural frequencies are taken into consideration. In order to achieve this, it is first explored through experiment how adding nanoparticles affects the coefficient of hygroscopic expansion of the glass/epoxy specimens. Using this coefficient, the in-plane loading caused by corrosive solution is then applied in the equations. The mechanical properties and hygroscopic expansion coefficients of the composite samples exposed to the corrosive environment are first determined by certain experimental testing. The equations of motion are derived using the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT), and the vibration problem is solved using the generalized differential quadrature (GDQ) technique. Investigation is conducted into the effects of various nanoparticles, immersion time, geometrical elements, and boundary conditions on the natural frequencies of the cylindrical panels. It is found that adding nanoparticles can significantly improve the mechanical properties, the corrosion resistance, and the natural frequencies of composites in which the nano-clay is more effective. For example, adding nano-clay and nano-silica particles, respectively, results in 32.32% and 26.29% increase in elasticity modulus of reinforced glass/epoxy composite. In addition, 12.71% and 47.32% improvements are observed in the natural frequency of the nano-clay reinforced composite panel before and after 90 days of immersion in sulfuric acid. In comparison, the nano-silica particles are responsible for 7.80% and 23.03% increase in natural frequency before and after immersion time.
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