ABSTRACT
Functionally graded materials (FGM) are advanced high performance, heat resistant materials made of two or more constituent phases with continuous and smoothly varying material composition. FGMs are used in many structural applications such as aerospace, nuclear, civil, automotive, etc. In this work, the spline finite strip method is used for the buckling analysis of FGM plates using a new hyperbolic shear deformation theory developed by Hassaine Daouadji et al. The Young’s moduli vary continuously throughout the thickness direction according to the power-law function. The effect of aspect ratio, power law index and material composition on the critical buckling load are studied.
