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 6

The center deflection-volume fraction index curves for Al/Zr₂O₃ FGM square plates under in-plane temperature force with different temperature increments: (a) heating the lower surface of the plate separately; (b) heating the upper surface of the plate separately; (c) heating the upper and lower surfaces of the plate simultaneously.

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