Thermoelastic analysis of advanced sandwich plates based on a new quasi-3D hybrid type HSDT with 5 unknowns

This paper presents a thermoelastic bending analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates by using a new quasi-3D hybrid type higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT). The mathematical model contains only 5 unknowns as the first order shear deformation theory (FSDT). The nonlinear term of the temperature field is modeled in such way that can be different from the shape functions of the displacement field. The mechanical properties of functionally graded layers of the plate are assumed to vary in the thickness direction according to a power law distribution. The governing equations for the thermoelastic bending analysis are obtained through the principle of virtual work and solved via Navier-type solution. Results reveal: (a) the good performance of the present generalized formulation; (b) the significant influence of the nonlinear temperature field on the displacements and stresses results. Consequently, discussion on nonlinear temperature field influences should be further considered in the literature.