Bending, buckling and free vibration of laminated composite and sandwich beams: A critical review of literature
Laminated composite and sandwich structures are lightweight structures that can be found
in many diverse applications especially civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. The …
in many diverse applications especially civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. The …
On ultrasound propagation in composite laminates: Advances in numerical simulation
The growing use of composite materials for aerospace applications has resulted in the need
for quantitative methods to analyze composite components. Ultrasonic guided waves …
for quantitative methods to analyze composite components. Ultrasonic guided waves …
Experimental and numerical investigation on fracture behavior of glass/carbon fiber hybrid composites using acoustic emission method and refined zigzag theory
In this study, damage evolution in glass/carbon fiber hybrid composites with various stacking
sequences is investigated under pure bending and tensile loading conditions. Based on the …
sequences is investigated under pure bending and tensile loading conditions. Based on the …
Static response and buckling loads of multilayered composite beams using the refined zigzag theory and higher-order Haar wavelet method
M Sorrenti, M Di Sciuva, J Majak… - Mechanics of Composite …, 2021 - Springer
The paper presents a review of Haar wavelet methods and an application of the higher-
order Haar wavelet method to study the behavior of multilayered composite beams under …
order Haar wavelet method to study the behavior of multilayered composite beams under …
[HTML][HTML] A mixed inverse differential quadrature method for static analysis of constant-and variable-stiffness laminated beams based on Hellinger-Reissner mixed …
Increasing applications of laminated composite structures necessitate the development of
equivalent single layer (ESL) models that can achieve similar accuracy but are more …
equivalent single layer (ESL) models that can achieve similar accuracy but are more …
Computationally efficient beam elements for accurate stresses in sandwich laminates and laminated composites with delaminations
Laminated composites are prone to delamination failure due to the lack of reinforcement
through the thickness. Therefore, during the design process the initiation and propagation of …
through the thickness. Therefore, during the design process the initiation and propagation of …
Refined shear deformation theories for laminated composite arches and beams with variable thickness: Natural frequency analysis
A higher-order mathematical formulation with applications is presented in this paper for the
free vibration analysis of arches and beams made of composite materials. Higher-order …
free vibration analysis of arches and beams made of composite materials. Higher-order …
[HTML][HTML] A novel isogeometric beam element based on mixed form of refined zigzag theory for thick sandwich and multilayered composite beams
This study presents a highly accurate, computationally efficient, and novel isogeometric
beam element, named as IG-RZT (m), whose formulation is derived by using the kinematic …
beam element, named as IG-RZT (m), whose formulation is derived by using the kinematic …
Coupling of isogeometric higher-order RZT and parametric HFGMC frameworks for multiscale modeling of sandwich laminates: Theory and experimental validation
A novel isogeometric plate formulation based on {3, 2}-order refined zigzag theory (RZT) is
developed and coupled with the parametric high fidelity generalized method of cells …
developed and coupled with the parametric high fidelity generalized method of cells …
[HTML][HTML] A new mixed model based on the enhanced-Refined Zigzag Theory for the analysis of thick multilayered composite plates
M Sorrenti, M Gherlone - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new mixed model based on the enhanced Refined Zigzag Theory for thick
multilayered composite plates is formulated. The kinematics is assumed cubic for the in …
multilayered composite plates is formulated. The kinematics is assumed cubic for the in …