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Abstract

Nonlinear behavior of Functionally Graded Material (FGM) skew plates under in-plane load is investigated here using a shear deformable eight noded iso-parametric plate bending finite element. The material is graded in the thickness direction according to a power-law distribution in terms of volume fractions of the constituents. The effective material properties are estimated using Mori-Tanaka homogenization method. The nonlinear governing equations for the FGM plate under in-plane load are solved by Newton-Raphson technique to obtain the out-of-plane central deflection and in-plane displacement of the loaded edge. The existence of bifurcation-type of buckling for FGM plates is examined for different boundary conditions, constituent gradient index, and skew angle.

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FGM plate, Volume fraction index, in-plane load, Extension-bending coupling, Bifurcation buckling, Secondary instability, Finite element.

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Prakash, T., Singha, M., & Ganapathi, M. (2023). Nonlinear Behavior of Fgm Skew Plates Under In-Plane Load. Journal of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies, 61(2), 325–333. https://doi.org/10.61653/joast.v61i2.2009.527
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