A New Quasi 3D Nonlocal Plate Theory for Vibration and Buckling of FGM Nanoplates

This paper presents the analyses of free vibration and buckling of functionally graded (FG) nanoplates in thermal environment by using a new quasi-3D nonlocal hyperbolic plate theory in which both shear and normal strains are included. The nonlocal equations of motion for the present problem are derived from Hamilton's principle. For simply-supported boundary conditions, Navier's approach is utilized to solve the motion equations. Eringen's nonlocal theory is employed to capture the effect of the nonlocal parameter on natural frequency and buckling of the FGM nanoplates. Numerical results of the present formulation are compared with those predicted by other theories available in the open literature to explain the accuracy of the suggested theory that contains the shear deformation and thickness stretching. Other numerical examples are also presented to show the influences of the nonlocal coefficient, power law index and geometrical parameters on the vibration and buckling load of FGM nanoplates.