Steel and Composite Structures

Volume 27, Number 5, 2018, pages 599-611

DOI: 10.12989/scs.2018.27.5.599

A novel four-unknown quasi-3D shear deformation theory for functionally graded plates

Nabil Hebbar, Mohamed Bourada, Mohamed Sekkal, Abdelouahed Tounsi and S.R. Mahmoud

Abstract

In this article a four unknown quasi-3D shear deformation theory for the bending analysis of functionally graded (FG) plates is developed. The advantage of this theory is that, in addition to introducing the thickness stretching impact (<i>

Key Words

quasi 3D theory; bending; functionally graded plate

Address

(1) Nabil Hebbar, Mohamed Bourada, Mohamed Sekkal, Abdelouahed Tounsi: Material and Hydrology Laboratory, University of Sidi Bel Abbes, Faculty of Technology, Civil Engineering Department, Algeria; (2) Mohamed Sekkal, Abdelouahed Tounsi: Laboratoire de Mod&eacute;lisation et Simulation Multi-&eacute;chelle, D&eacute;partement de Physique, Facult&eacute; des Sciences Exactes, D&eacute;partement de Physique, Universit&eacute; de Sidi Bel Abb&eacute;s, Algeria; (3) Abdelouahed Tounsi: Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; (4) S.R. Mahmoud: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.