The review outlines modern trends in theoretical developments, novel designs and modern
applications of sandwich structures. The most recent work published at the time of writing of …

This paper aims at investigating the nonlinear vibration characteristics of axially functionally
graded (AFG) shear deformable tapered beams subjected to external harmonic excitations …

The static response of composite plates and shells reinforced by agglomerated
nanoparticles made of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) is investigated in the present paper. A two …

The main aim of the present paper is to solve numerically the free vibration problem of
sandwich shell structures with variable thickness and made of Functionally Graded Materials …

The main purpose of this work is to perform the free vibration analysis of several laminated
composite doubly-curved shells, singly-curved shells and plates, characterized by a …

This paper aims to investigate the effect of the Winkler-Pasternak elastic foundation on the
natural frequencies of Carbon Nanotube (CNT)-reinforced laminated composite plates and …

The present paper aims to evaluate the natural frequencies of several doubly-curved shells
with variable thickness. The general theoretical formulation allows to take into account …

This paper presents analytical studies on the dynamic instability of functionally graded
material (FGM) sandwich conical shell subjected to time dependent periodic parametric …

It is well-known that the implementation of concentrated forces, such as point and line loads,
represents a challenging task, especially from the computational point of view, since a …

This work presents an analytical investigation for analyzing the mechanical buckling of
truncated conical shells made of functionally graded materials, subjected to axial …