STOCHASTIC THERMAL INSTABILITY ANALYSIS OF ELASTICALLY SUPPORTED LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATE EMBEDDED WITH SMA FIBERS

Authors

  • Anant Parghi Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat
  • Achchhe Lal Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology
  • Anil Kumar Mahto Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst10606

Keywords:

Excitation frequency, Thermal instability, SMA fibres, Stochastic FEM, HSDT, SOPT

Abstract

This study investigates the second-order statistics of shape memory alloy fibres embedded in elastically supported laminated composite plates subjected to thermal loading. The two-parameter Pasternak foundation model is assumed for the elastically supported model. The parametric thermal instability equation is derived from the Mathieu-Hill equation, employing Bolotin’s approach in conjunction with the C0 finite element method. The stochastic finite element method (SFEM)-based second-order perturbation technique (SOPT) is used to calculate the expected mean and standard deviation (SD) of the input random system parameters. This research employs a mathematical model based on higher-order shear deformation theory (HSDT) to determine the excitation frequency and instability regions. The role of stochastic system parameters is analysed in the excitation frequency and instability regions, as they relate to the volume fraction of SMA fibres, plate length-to-thickness ratio, quantity and placement of SMA fibres, frequency mode, temperature increments, percentage recovery strain, and foundation parameters concerning expected mean and standard deviation.

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2026-08-24

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Parghi, A., Lal, A., & Mahto, A. K. (2026). STOCHASTIC THERMAL INSTABILITY ANALYSIS OF ELASTICALLY SUPPORTED LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATE EMBEDDED WITH SMA FIBERS . Suranaree Journal of Science and Technology, 33(3), 010432(1–14). https://doi.org/10.55766/sujst10606