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 \(\mathfrak{r} (\gamma =2)\).

From: The porosity effect on the buckling analysis of functionally graded plates under thermal environment using a Quasi-3D theory

\(\mathfrak{r}\)

\(a/h\)

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