Abstract

In this study, based on the unconstrained third order shear deformation theory (UTSDT), numerical analysis of an axisymmetric bending and stresses of circular plate are investigated. The material properties are considerd to graded through the thickness of the verticlecoordinate, and follow a simple power of volume fraction of the constituents.governing equations are derived and DQM is used as an efficient numerical method for solving the differential equations.Two types of boundary conditions under the influence of the bending and body force are studied. The validation of the results is done by a comparison with another study ,which available in the literature and found good agreement between two studies.