Table 16 The deflection of the center point when k = 0 and m varies.

From: R-function method and variational method for the bending problem of functionally graded plates with fixed supports and complex shapes

 

m

Deflection of center point (m)

Error (%)

The method of this paper

1

0.0001128834

44.40

3

0.0001694864

5.72

6

0.0001828172

0.76

10

0.0001962621

0.49

FEM solution

0.00020303

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