Vibratory response and acoustic radiation behavior of laminated functionally graded composite plates in thermal environments

The present study is concerned with vibro-acoustic behavior analyses of laminated functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite plates based on Reddy’s higher order shear deformation theory. Four types of carbon nanotubes distributions along the plate thickness are considered, which include uniformly distributed and three other functionally graded distributions. Governing differential equations are derived by means of Hamilton’s principle. The sound pressure and radiation efficiency are calculated with Rayleigh integral. A numerical comparison with available results in the literature is carried out to show the validity of the present model. Furthermore, effects of the carbon nanotubes volume fraction, different thermal environments, lamination angle and carbon nanotubes distribution types on the structural and acoustic response of laminated functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced composite plates are also investigated.