Thermo-mechanical bending analysis of porous FGM plates: Influence of temperature-dependent material properties and porosity distributions

Supen Kumar Sah, Anup Ghosh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM University AP-Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on July 23, 2026

Abstract

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This study investigates the thermo-mechanical bending behavior of perfect and porous functionally graded material (FGM) sandwich plates with temperature-dependent material properties. Temperature-dependent material properties are assumed to vary ...