Size-dependant behaviour of functionally graded microplates based on the modified strain gradient elasticity theory and isogeometric analysis

This paper presents a robust numerical model, which takes into account both size-dependent and shear deformation effects, for the bending, buckling and free vibration analyses of functionally graded microplates. The size-dependent effect is captured by using the modified strain gradient elasticity theory with three length scale parameters, whilst the shear deformation effect is accounted by using the third-order shear deformation theory. The...