The advent of novel robot-assisted composite manufacturing techniques has enabled
steering of fibre paths in the plane of the lamina, leading to the emergence of the so-called …

The functional advantages of tailored stiffness, often seen in nature, are also utilized in
composite structures. Advancements in the multiaxis tow placement and automated fiber …

The nonlinear free and forced vibration analyses of variable stiffness composite laminated
(VSCL) and sandwich shell panels having curvilinear fibres, not yet reported in literature, are …

In this work, user-elements (UEL) in Abaqus are taken a step forward into the high-order
layerwise modelling of variable stiffness composite laminates with curvilinear fibre paths …

The main aim of this paper is the evaluation of the through-the-thickness profiles of strain,
stress and displacement components of several doubly-curved panels reinforced by …

A finite element (FE) formulation is developed by extending the third-order shear
deformation theory, including the zig-zag effects using the Murakami zig-zag function, for the …

This work presents a refined beam model based on the Carrera Unified Formulation for the
free-vibration analyses of variable stiffness composite laminate characterized by layers with …

This paper presents the free vibration analysis of composite sandwich plates and doubly
curved shells with variable stiffness. The reinforcing fibers are located in the external skins of …

Abstract Variable Angle Tow (VAT) composites remove the constraint of having straight
fibers, typical of traditional composite structures. This dramatically increases the design …

The target of this investigation is to understand the aeroelastic (dynamic or static) instability
of variable stiffness composite laminates (VSCLs) in the presence of supersonic airflow. The …