Abstract
As practical research, this study assesses the resistance of the radially-graded graphene-platelets reinforced (RGGPLR) nanocomposite annular sector plates against thermal shock. Three-dimensional declaration of the elasticity theory is the base for defining the governing equations of the system. Discrete singular convolution technique (DSCT) is applied as an efficient solution to determine the stress and defection variation of the clamped plate against the instantaneous thermal shock. For the first time, this study considers the effect of thermal shock induced by the radical temperature gradient, heat flux, and the mixed form. Laplace transform combined with the extended Dubner and Abate's technique to find the time history of the system's thermomechanical behavior. The accuracy of the solution is inspected through a comparative analysis between the present and published studies' results. As a valuable outcome, it is revealed that the fluctuations of the system's response around their ultimate constant values would be damped faster when the applied heat flux is higher.