Research Article

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 8

The nondimensional center deflection for two kinds of FG plates under C1and  = 25 with different length-width ratios and thickness-length ratios (k1 = k2 = 0).

a/bh/aAl/Zr2O3SUS304/Si3N4Al/ZrO2
/h (S1)/h (S2)Relative deviation (%)/h (S1)/h (S2)Relative deviation (%)/h (S1)/h (S2)Relative deviation (%)

0.51/80−0.6564−0.2506161.93−0.8646−0.3371156.48−0.6424−0.2378170.14
1/40−0.1436−0.0703104.27−0.2491−0.150665.41−0.1716−0.0795115.85
1/20−0.0209−0.010991.740.04960.041918.38−0.0329−0.016797.01

11/80−0.5611−0.2446129.39−0.02810.1177123.87−0.5760−0.2291151.42
1/400.52890.407429.820.73490.625517.490.46890.349034.36
1/200.60980.501321.640.57210.52199.620.71380.553828.89

1.51/800.65300.488233.760.90580.720225.770.65420.467539.94
1/401.12810.948019.001.09270.978011.731.03510.850621.69
1/201.00850.914310.300.99970.94206.130.95140.813716.92

21/801.02400.832023.081.31841.197610.090.66090.513028.83
1/401.13821.018611.741.28921.22625.141.15041.042310.37
1/201.17091.08437.991.26411.24411.611.07340.99378.02

Relative deviation is evaluated between the values in S1 and S2.