IRANIAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - TRANSACTIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, cilt.48, sa.3, ss.1-26, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
In this paper, a new higher-order fnite element model is proposed for free vibration and buckling analysis of functionally
graded (FG) sandwich beams with porous core resting on a two-parameter Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation based on
quasi-3D deformation theory. The material properties of FG sandwich beams vary gradually through the thickness according
to the power-law distribution. The governing equation of motion is derived from the Lagrange's equations. Three diferent porosity patterns including uniform, symmetric, and asymmetric are considered. The accuracy and convergence of the
proposed model are verifed with several numerical examples. A comprehensive parametric study is carried out to explore
the efects of the boundary conditions, skin-to-core thickness ratio, power-law index, slenderness, porosity coefcient,
porous distribution of the core, and elastic foundation parameters on the natural frequencies and critical buckling loads of
FG sandwich beams.