Quasi-3D isogeometric buckling analysis method for advanced composite plates in thermal environments

A quasi-3D isogeometric thermal buckling analysis method for advanced composite plates such as functionally graded plates is presented. A new quasi-3D plate theory for the numerical analysis, which enables the normal deformations to be considered with only four unknowns, is introduced. A simple trigonometric normal shape function that is able to accurately express the through-thickness displacement while facilitating the numerical computation is...