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

Table 4

Comparisons of the nondimensional center transverse displacement for Al/Al₂O₃ FGM square plates with different thicknesses and volume fraction indexes.

Volume fraction index k	Source
		a/h = 4	a/h = 10	a/h = 100
1	CLPT	0.5623	0.5623	0.5623
	FSDT	0.7291	0.5889	0.5625
	Carrera et al. [42]	0.7171	0.5875	0.5625
	Neves et al. [43]	0.6997	0.5845	0.5624
	Zenkour [44]	0.7036	0.5848	0.5624
	Present	0.7077	0.5860	0.5625
4	CLPT	0.8281	0.8281	0.8281
	FSDT	1.1125	0.8736	0.8281
	Carrera et al. [42]	1.1585	0.8821	0.8286
	Neves et al. [43]	1.1178	0.8750	0.8286
	Zenkour [44]	1.1114	0.8737	0.8286
	Present	1.1166	0.8773	0.8285
10	CLPT	0.9354	0.9354	0.9354
	FSDT	1.3178	0.9966	0.9360
	Carrera et al. [42]	1.3745	1.0072	0.9361
	Neves et al. [43]	1.3490	0.8750	0.8286
	Zenkour [44]	1.3211	0.9977	0.9361
	Present	1.3226	0.9964	0.9399