title: Three-dimensional analysis of a thick FGM rectangular plate in thermal environment.
abstract: The thermal behavior of a thick transversely isotropic FGM rectangular plate was investigated within the scope of three-dimensional elasticity. Noticing many FGMs may have temperature-dependent properties, the material constants were further considered as functions of temperature. A solution method based on state-space formulations with a laminate approximate model was proposed. For a thin plate, the method was clarified by comparison with the thin plate theory. The influences of material inhomogeneity and temperature-dependent characteristics were finally discussed through numerical examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. chenwq@ccea.zju.edu.cn
authors.forename: Wei-qiu
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zu-guang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Bian
authors.forename: Hao-jiang
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ding