A review on the design of laminated composite structures: constant and variable stiffness design and topology optimization

Y Xu, J Zhu, Z Wu, Y Cao, Y Zhao, W Zhang - Advanced Composites and …, 2018 - Springer
The advantages of laminated composite structures make them attractive in industrial
applications. To achieve the maximum advantages of the composite structures, the design …

Nonlinear transient analysis of porous P-FGM and S-FGM sandwich plates and shell panels under blast loading and thermal environment

A Karakoti, S Pandey, VR Kar - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The present work is an attempt to develop a simple and accurate finite element formulation
based on C 0 continuity of transverse displacement for obtaining and comparing nonlinear …

Vibration and stability characteristics of functionally graded sandwich plates with/without porosity subjected to localized edge loadings

K Swaminathan, S Hirannaiah… - Mechanics Based Design …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This article investigates the influence of porosity and localized edge loads on the vibration
and buckling characteristics of functionally graded material (FGM) plates using the finite …

Vibration and the Buckling Response of Functionally Graded Plates According to a Refined Hyperbolic Shear Deformation Theory

J Singh, A Kumar - Mechanics of Composite Materials, 2023 - Springer
A first attempt is made to study the free vibrations and the buckling response of functionally
graded plates using a refined hyperbolic shear deformation theory. This theory incorporates …

A refined finite element method for bending analysis of laminated plates integrated with piezoelectric fiber-reinforced composite actuators

J Rouzegar, A Abbasi - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2018 - Springer
This research presents a finite element formulation based on four-variable refined plate
theory for bending analysis of cross-ply and angle-ply laminated composite plates integrated …

A refined finite element method for bending of smart functionally graded plates

J Rouzegar, A Abbasi - Thin-walled structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This study presents a finite element (FE) formulation based on four-variable refined plate
theory for a bending analysis of functionally graded (FG) plates integrated with a …

Creep and recovery of viscoelastic laminated composite plates

J Rouzegar, M Gholami - Composite Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, the dynamic relaxation method is employed for higher-order bending analysis
of isotropic and viscoelastic laminated composite plates. Using Prony series, a linear …

Stability of laminated composite and sandwich beams by a Reddy-type higher-order zig-zag theory

W Zhen, C Yang, H Zhang, X Zheng - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Transverse shear stresses have a significant influence on the buckling analysis of laminated
structures. Thus, the models violating interlaminar continuity of transverse shear stress will …

Dynamic analysis of laminated composite plate integrated with a piezoelectric actuator using four-variable refined plate theory

J Rouzegar, R Koohpeima, F Abad - Iranian Journal of Science and …, 2020 - Springer
This paper presents an analytical solution based on four-variable refined plate theory for
dynamic analysis of cross-ply composite laminates integrated with piezoelectric fiber …

Buckling stability assessment of plates under uniaxial compression

F Riahi, T Zirakian, VM Ghaderi… - Advances in Science and …, 2018 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Buckling of thin-walled and load-bearing elements of a structure can have devastating
consequences. Hence, buckling checks are an integral part of strength analysis of …