Functionally Graded Materials - 9780367386016

CRC Press

Functionally Graded MaterialsNonlinear Analysis of Plates and Shells\nAuthor(s): Hui-Shen Shen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367386016, 978-0367386016\nSynopsis\nPut a New Class of Structural Composites to Use\n\nReal Solutions for Predicting Load \n\nInitially designed as thermal barrier materials for aerospace applications and fusion reactors, functionally graded materials (FGMs) are now widely employed as structural components in extremely high-temperature environments. However, little information is commonly available that would allow engineers to predict the response of FGM plates and shells subjected to thermal and mechanical loads. \n\nFunctionally Graded Materials: Nonlinear Analysis of Plates and Shells is the first book devoted to the geometrically nonlinear response of inhomogeneous isotropic and functionally graded plates and shells. Concerned that the high loads common to many structures may resud