Methods and guidelines for the choice of shell theories

M Petrolo, E Carrera - Acta Mechanica, 2020 - Springer
This paper provides an overview of the modeling approaches adopted over the years to
develop shell theories for composite structures. Furthermore, it presents a method to assess …

On buckling and free vibration studies of sandwich plates and cylindrical shells: A review

P Kumar, CV Srinivasa - Journal of thermoplastic composite …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Many review articles were published on free vibration and buckling of laminated composites,
sandwich plates, and shells. The present article reviews the literature on the buckling and …

Thermoelastic nonlinear frequency analysis of CNT reinforced functionally graded sandwich structure

K Mehar, SK Panda, TR Mahapatra - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2017 - Elsevier
The nonlinear eigen frequency response of the functionally graded single-walled carbon
nanotube reinforced sandwich structure is investigated numerically considering the Green …

Thermal free vibration behavior of FG‐CNT reinforced sandwich curved panel using finite element method

K Mehar, S Kumar Panda - Polymer Composites, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, the vibration characteristics of carbon nanotube reinforced sandwich curved
shell panel are investigated under the elevated thermal environment. The sandwich panel …

Thermal vibration analysis of SMA hybrid composite double curved sandwich panels

M Nejati, A Ghasemi-Ghalebahman, A Soltanimaleki… - Composite …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work analyses the thermal vibration of a double curved sandwich panel (DCSP) with
embedded pre-strained shape memory alloy (SMA) wires hybrid composite face sheets and …

Free vibration analysis of sandwich cylindrical panel with functionally graded core using three-dimensional theory of elasticity

A Alibeigloo, KM Liew - Composite Structures, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents an exact three-dimensional free vibration solution for sandwich
cylindrical panels with functionally graded core. Material properties of the FGM core are …

An efficient layerwise finite element for shallow composite and sandwich shells

MY Yasin, S Kapuria - Composite Structures, 2013 - Elsevier
In this work, we extend a previously developed four-node quadrilateral element for
laminated plates based on an efficient layerwise theory, called the zigzag theory (ZIGT), to …

Nonlinear free vibration analysis of laminated composite spherical shell panel under elevated hygrothermal environment: a micromechanical approach

TR Mahapatra, SK Panda - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The nonlinear free vibration behaviour of laminated composite spherical shell panel under
the elevated hygrothermal environment is investigated in this article. The composite material …

A general higher-order model for vibration analysis of axially moving doubly-curved panels/shells

S Lotfan, MR Anamagh, B Bediz - Thin-Walled Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this research a general model to study the vibration behavior of axially moving two-
dimensional continuums in the presence of curvature along the moving axis is developed …

Nonlinear free vibration analysis of laminated composite doubly curved shell panel in hygrothermal environment

TR Mahapatra, VR Kar… - Journal of Sandwich …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, the geometrical nonlinear free vibration behaviour of shear deformable
laminated composite single/doubly curved shell panel in hygrothermal environment is …