Assessment of the refined zigzag theory for bending, vibration, and buckling of sandwich plates: a comparative study of different theories
Abstract The Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT) belongs to the zigzag class of approximations for
the analysis of laminated composite and sandwich structures. This paper presents the …
the analysis of laminated composite and sandwich structures. This paper presents the …
C0 beam elements based on the refined zigzag theory for multilayered composite and sandwich laminates
M Gherlone, A Tessler, M Di Sciuva - Composite Structures, 2011 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the development and computational assessment of three-and two-
node beam finite elements based on the Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT) for the analysis of …
node beam finite elements based on the Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT) for the analysis of …
Refined zigzag theory for homogeneous, laminated composite, and sandwich beams derived from Reissner's mixed variational principle
A Tessler - Meccanica, 2015 - Springer
A highly accurate and computationally attractive shear-deformation theory for
homogeneous, laminated composite, and sandwich laminates is developed for the linearly …
homogeneous, laminated composite, and sandwich laminates is developed for the linearly …
Refined Zigzag Theory for laminated composite and sandwich plates derived from Reissner's Mixed Variational Theorem
A mixed-field Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT (m)) for laminated plates is presented. The theory
is developed using Reissner's Mixed Variational Theorem (RMVT) and employs the …
is developed using Reissner's Mixed Variational Theorem (RMVT) and employs the …
[HTML][HTML] C0 triangular elements based on the Refined Zigzag Theory for multilayer composite and sandwich plates
D Versino, M Gherlone, M Mattone, M Di Sciuva… - Composites Part B …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT) has been recently developed for the analysis of
homogeneous, multilayer composite and sandwich plates. The theory has a number of …
homogeneous, multilayer composite and sandwich plates. The theory has a number of …
Improved thermo-mechanical-viscoelastic analysis of laminated composite structures via the enhanced Lo–Christensen–Wu theory in the laplace domain
Abstract An enhanced Lo–Christensen–Wu (LCW) theory is defined in the Laplace domain
to predict the thermo-mechanical-viscoelastic behavior of long-term composite structures …
to predict the thermo-mechanical-viscoelastic behavior of long-term composite structures …
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 …
On the use of zigzag functions in equivalent single layer theories for laminated composite and sandwich beams: a comparative study and some observations on …
M Gherlone - Journal of Applied Mechanics, 2013 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The paper presents a comparison between two existing zigzag functions that are used to
improve equivalent single layer (ESL) theories for the analysis of multilayered composite …
improve equivalent single layer (ESL) theories for the analysis of multilayered composite …
A class of higher-order C0 composite and sandwich beam elements based on the refined zigzag theory
Abstract Based on the Refined Zigzag Theory (RZT), a class of efficient higher-order C 0-
continuous beam elements is formulated and numerically assessed. The attention is mainly …
continuous beam elements is formulated and numerically assessed. The attention is mainly …
[HTML][HTML] On displacement-based and mixed-variational equivalent single layer theories for modelling highly heterogeneous laminated beams
The flexural response of laminated composite and sandwich beams is analysed using the
notion of modelling the transverse shear mechanics with an analogous mechanical system …
notion of modelling the transverse shear mechanics with an analogous mechanical system …