Nonlinear transient isogeometric analysis of FG-CNTRC nanoplates in thermal environments

This paper presents size-dependency effects on nonlinear transient dynamic response of functionally graded carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (FG-CNTRC) nanoplates under a transverse uniform load in thermal environments. To consider the length scale and size-dependency effect of nanostructures, a nonlocal continuum theory of Eringen is adopted. The nonlocal governing equations for nanoplate theory are derived from the Hamilton’s principle and...