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In this paper, nonlinear vibrational behaviors of doubly-curved functionally graded piezoelectric (FGP) microshells in thermal environments have been studied. The doubly-curved microshell has been modeled by using modified couple stress and thin shell theories. The microshell has two material constituents which are piezoelectric materials and their gradation is described using power-law functions. Temperature fields are considered to be uniform, linear, and nonlinear. A closed-form of nonlinear vibration frequency has been obtained by analytically solving the governing equations using the Harmonic balance method. It will be demonstrated that nonlinear vibrational frequency of doubly-curved microshell relies on couple stress influence, material gradation, curvature radius, center deflection, and electrical field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, an analytical approach is developed to study the effects of thermal loading on the wave propagation characteristics of an embedded functionally graded (FG) nanoplate based on refined four-variable plate theory. The heat conduction equation is solved to derive the nonlinear temperature distribution across the thickness. Temperature-dependent material properties of nanoplate are graded using Mori-Tanaka model. The nonlocal elasticity theory of Eringen is introduced to consider small-scale effects. The governing equations are derived by the means of Hamilton’s principle. Obtained frequencies are validated with those of previously published works. Effects of different parameters such as temperature distribution, foundation parameters, nonlocal parameter, and gradient index on the wave propagation response of size-dependent FG nanoplates have been investigated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]