Table 7 Thermal critical buckling load \({\mathfrak{T}}_{cr}\) of square perfect and imperfect FG plates exposed to nonlinear thermal loading for various values of plate thickness ratios \(a/h\), porosity parameter \(\tau\), thermal exponent \(\gamma\) and volume fraction indices \(\mathfrak{r} (\gamma =2)\).
\(\mathfrak{r}\) | \(a/h\) | Theory | \(\mathcal{q}\) | Perfect | Imperfect I (even) | Imperfect II (uneven) | Imperfect III (logarithmic-uneven) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\tau =0\) | \(\tau =0.1\) | \(\tau =0.2\) | \(\tau =0.1\) | \(\tau =0.2\) | \(\tau =0.1\) | \(\tau =0.2\) | ||||
0 | 5 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 16.73 | 21.06 | 28.42 | 18.49 | 20.58 | 18.45 | 20.37 |
Present | \(=0\) | 16.73 | 21.06 | 28.41 | 18.44 | 20.37 | 18.44 | 20.37 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 17.61 | 22.17 | 29.91 | 19.41 | 21.43 | 19.41 | 21.43 | ||
10 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 4.84 | 6.09 | 8.22 | 5.36 | 5.99 | 5.35 | 5.93 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 4.84 | 6.09 | 8.22 | 5.35 | 5.93 | 5.35 | 5.93 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 4.91 | 6.19 | 8.35 | 5.43 | 6.02 | 5.43 | 6.02 | ||
20 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 1.24 | 1.57 | 2.13 | 1.38 | 1.55 | 1.38 | 1.53 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 1.24 | 1.57 | 2.13 | 1.38 | 1.53 | 1.38 | 1.53 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 1.25 | 1.58 | 2.14 | 1.39 | 1.54 | 1.39 | 1.54 | ||
1 | 5 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 7.45 | 8.18 | 9.03 | 7.85 | 8.27 | 7.84 | 8.23 |
Present | \(=0\) | 7.45 | 8.17 | 9.02 | 7.84 | 8.23 | 7.84 | 8.23 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 7.99 | 8.81 | 9.797 | 8.42 | 8.84 | 8.42 | 8.84 | ||
10 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 2.10 | 2.30 | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.35 | 2.22 | 2.34 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 2.10 | 2.30 | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.34 | 2.22 | 2.34 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 2.19 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 2.32 | 2.45 | 2.32 | 2.45 | ||
20 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.60 | 0.56 | 0.59 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 0.53 | 0.58 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.59 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 0.55 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.58 | 0.62 | ||
5 | 5 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 5.36 | 5.31 | 4.71 | 5.41 | 5.36 | 5.41 | 5.37 |
Present | \(=0\) | 5.37 | 5.32 | 4.72 | 5.42 | 5.39 | 5.42 | 5.39 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 5.76 | 5.76 | 5.21 | 5.82 | 5.80 | 5.82 | 5.80 | ||
10 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.65 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 1.59 | 1.57 | 1.37 | 1.63 | 1.65 | 1.63 | 1.65 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 1.67 | 1.68 | 1.51 | 1.72 | 1.75 | 1.72 | 1.75 | ||
20 | HPT18 | \(=0\) | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | |
Present | \(=0\) | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | ||
Present | \(\ne 0\) | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.38 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.45 | ||