Finite Element Analysis of the Deformation of Functionally Graded Plates under Thermomechanical Loads

Table 4

Nondimensional deflection of midpoint versus nondimensional load intensity (𝑃) (thermo-mechanical load with heat source present).

𝑃	(𝜔) Non dimensional central deflection for
	Metal	𝑛=1	𝑛=2	Ceramic
1	−0.2051	−0.0387	−0.0471	−0.0879
2	−0.1599	−0.0087	−0.0194	−0.0669
3	−0.1146	0.0213	0.0083	−0.0459
4	−0.0694	0.0513	0.036	−0.025
5	−0.0241	0.0813	0.0637	−0.004
6	0.0211	0.1112	0.0914	0.017
7	0.0663	0.1412	0.1192	0.038
8	0.1116	0.1712	0.1469	0.0589
9	0.1568	0.2012	0.1746	0.0799
10	0.2021	0.2312	0.2023	0.1009
11	0.2473	0.2612	0.2300	0.1219
12	0.2925	0.2911	0.2577	0.1428