Vibration and buckling analysis of a magneto-electro-elastic sandwich Timoshenko beam with a porous core and poly-vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) matrix reinforced by carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is considered as face layers and material properties of CNTs and PVDF are assumed to be temperature-dependent. Different CNT distribution patterns including uniform distribution, AV (which top and bottom face sheets have functionally graded-A (FG-A) and functionally graded-V (FG-V) CNT distribution patterns, respectively) and VA patterns are employed. The governing equations of motion are derived based on Timoshenko beam theory, and Navier's solution is used to solve these equations. The sandwich beam resting on a Pasternak foundation and face layers are subjected to electric and magnetic potentials. The effect of different parameters such as porosity coefficient, electric and magnetic potential, parameters of foundation, and geometrical parameters are investigated on vibration and buckling behavior of the sandwich beam. Numerical results of this paper show that porosity distribution has a significant effect on the stiffness of the sandwich beam. The results can be used for future analysis of magneto-electro-mechanical sandwich systems as actuators and sensors.
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