The finite-element displacement method is used to solve a number of thermo-elastic plate problems involving different boundary conditions and variations of thickness. A plane-stress element stiffness matrix and temperature-load column matrix are derived on the assumption that thickness and temperature representations within the element are based on corner-point values. Results obtained from different element models are compared with other analytical solutions in order to establish the best element representation.
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