A Spline Finite Point Method for Nonlinear Bending Analysis of FG Plates in Thermal Environments Based on a Locking-free Thin/Thick Plate Theory

<div>Convergence efficiency of the SFPM results compared with the NS-FEM results: (a) under different spline subdivisions <i>N</i>; (b) under different convergent series <i>r</i>.</div>

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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Figure 3: A Spline Finite Point Method for Nonlinear Bending Analysis of FG Plates in Thermal Environments Based on a Locking-free Thin/Thick Plate Theory 

Figure 3 | A Spline Finite Point Method for Nonlinear Bending Analysis of FG Plates in Thermal Environments Based on a Locking-free Thin/Thick Plate Theory 