Nonlocal bending characteristics of nanoplate reinforced by functionally graded GPLs exposed to thermo-mechanical loads resting on the Pasternak’s foundation

Abstract

The nonlocal strain gradient theory for the static bending analysis of graphene nanoplatelets (GPLs) reinforced the nanoplate is developed in this paper. The nanoplatelet is exposed to thermo-mechanical loads and is also supposed to stand on an elastic foundation. For computing impressive composite material characteristics, the Halpin‐Tsai model is selected for various sectors. The various distributions are propounded including UD, FG‐O, and FG‐X. The represented equations are acquired based on the virtual work and sinusoidal shear and normal deformation theory (SSNDT). Navier’s solution as the analytical method is applied to solve these equations. Furthermore, the effects of GPL weight fraction, temperature parameters, distribution pattern and parameters of the foundation are presented and discussed.