The theoretical and experimental buckling analysis of a nanocomposite beams reinforced by nanorods made of recycled materials

Abstract

In this article, the numerical and experimental results for buckling analysis of a nanocomposite beams reinforced by nanorods are studied and compared. The Chebyshev–Ritz method is used to calculate the buckling numerically and compare it with the buckling test. Epoxy resin, glass's fiber, and nanorods are used to make composites. These nanorods are made using recycled materials. Also, bending and tensile tests are used to obtain the properties of these composites. In addition, the effect of various parameters such as Young's modulus, temperature change, Poisson's ratio, and boundary conditions, the strain gradient parameter, and different shape function is investigated. The addition of nanorods increases the strength and stiffness of composites and increases the critical buckling load. Actually, the made nanorods are used as a reinforcement in matrix, thus in the made nanocomposites, fracture and buckling tests are done and the results indicate that the inclusion of nanorods (0.32%) increases the critical buckling load by 16.4%. A facile hydrothermal method to synthesis the nano rodes has a less cost with the other methods, thus by adding a small percentage of it to the composite, the stiffness of the structure increases. According to the results and the significant increase in Young's modulus and critical buckling load and the cost‐effectiveness of carbon nanorods (CNRs) made from recycled materials, these environmentally friendly reinforcements can be used in various industries such as machine body construction, automobile manufacturing, shipbuilding and construction of type's turbines.Highlights Using potato peels and hydrothermal methods, CNRs produced. These CNRs are useful, and production is cheap and no harm environmental. Buckling sample include of glass fiber, without and with CNRs and epoxy resin. Third order shear deformation beam theory and Chebyshev–Ritz are used Theoretical and experimental buckling critical load are compared.