Abstract
The thermal behavior of a thick transversely isotropic FGM rectangular plate was investigated within the scope of three-dimensional elasticity. Noticing many FGMs may have temperature-dependent properties, the material constants were further considered as functions of temperature. A solution method based on state-space formulations with a laminate approximate model was proposed. For a thin plate, the method was clarified by comparison with the thin plate theory. The influences of material inhomogeneity and temperature-dependent characteristics were finally discussed, through numerical examples.
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Wei-qiu, C., Zu-guang, B. & Hao-jiang, D. Three-dimensional analysis of a thick FGM rectangular plate in thermal environment. J. Zheijang Univ.-Sci. 4, 1–7 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1631/BF02841071
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1631/BF02841071