A modified first shear deformation theory for three-dimensional thermal post-buckling analysis of FGM plates

In this paper, the three-dimensional post-buckling analysis of functionally graded materials plate (FGM) with temperature independent (TID) and dependent (TD) material properties under different types of thermal loads is examined. The analysis is performed by a modified first-order enhanced solid-shell element. The formulation is based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) with a special representation of the transverse shear...