Isogeometric couple stress continuum-based linear and nonlinear flexural responses of functionally graded composite microplates with variable thickness

The proposed study scrutinizes the small scale-dependent geometrical nonlinear flexural response of arbitrary-shaped microplates having variable thickness made of functional graded (FG) composites. Accordingly, the modified couple stress continuum elasticity incorporating the von Karman large deflection supposition is established within a quasi-three dimensional (quasi-3D) plate framework in which the transverse shear deformation and normal...