Analysis of Vibration Response in Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum-Based Truncated Conical Shells Under 1:2 Internal Resonance Conditions
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Dynamic Modeling
2.1. Effective Material Properties
2.2. Displacement Field
2.3. Motion Equations
2.4. Galerkin Truncation
3. Perturbation Analysis
4. Numerical Analysis
4.1. Method Validation
4.2. Vibration Response Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 0.8497 | 0.7502 | 0.6546 | 0.5796 | |
| Lam and Hua [49] | 0.8420 | 0.7376 | 0.6362 | 0.5528 | |
| Error/% | 0.91 | 1.71 | 2.89 | 4.85 | |
| Li et al. [50] | 0.8431 | 0.7416 | 0.6419 | 0.5590 | |
| Error/% | 0.78 | 1.16 | 1.98 | 3.69 | |
| Present | 0.7694 | 0.7293 | 0.6878 | 0.6539 | |
| Lam and Hua [49] | 0.7655 | 0.7212 | 0.6739 | 0.6323 | |
| Error/% | 0.51 | 1.12 | 2.06 | 3.42 | |
| Li et al. [50] | 0.7642 | 0.7211 | 0.6747 | 0.6336 | |
| Error/% | 0.68 | 1.14 | 1.94 | 3.20 | |
| Present | 0.6387 | 0.6318 | 0.6283 | 0.6321 | |
| Lam and Hua [49] | 0.6348 | 0.6238 | 0.6145 | 0.6111 | |
| Error/% | 0.61 | 1.28 | 2.25 | 3.44 | |
| Li et al. [50] | 0.6342 | 0.6236 | 0.6146 | 0.6113 | |
| Error/% | 0.71 | 1.32 | 2.23 | 3.40 | |
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Liu, G.; Li, D.; Liu, B.; Sun, R.; Jiang, X.; Lv, H.; Ma, W. Analysis of Vibration Response in Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum-Based Truncated Conical Shells Under 1:2 Internal Resonance Conditions. J. Compos. Sci. 2026, 10, 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs10060313
Liu G, Li D, Liu B, Sun R, Jiang X, Lv H, Ma W. Analysis of Vibration Response in Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum-Based Truncated Conical Shells Under 1:2 Internal Resonance Conditions. Journal of Composites Science. 2026; 10(6):313. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs10060313
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Gen, Dongxiao Li, Boliang Liu, Ruiyang Sun, Xin Jiang, Hao Lv, and Wensai Ma. 2026. "Analysis of Vibration Response in Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum-Based Truncated Conical Shells Under 1:2 Internal Resonance Conditions" Journal of Composites Science 10, no. 6: 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs10060313
APA StyleLiu, G., Li, D., Liu, B., Sun, R., Jiang, X., Lv, H., & Ma, W. (2026). Analysis of Vibration Response in Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum-Based Truncated Conical Shells Under 1:2 Internal Resonance Conditions. Journal of Composites Science, 10(6), 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs10060313

