An overview of layerwise theories for composite laminates and structures: Development, numerical implementation and application

KM Liew, ZZ Pan, LW Zhang - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, a vast number of theories for numerical modeling of laminated
composite plates and shells has been developed by various researchers and for diverse …

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 …

Free vibration analysis of FG plate with piezoelectric layers using four-variable refined plate theory

J Rouzegar, F Abad - Thin-Walled Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents an analytical solution for free vibration analysis of a functionally graded
(FG) plate integrated with piezoelectric layers using four-variable refined plate theory …

Buckling analysis of piezoelectric cylindrical composite panels reinforced with carbon nanotubes

M Nasihatgozar, V Daghigh, M Eskandari… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The current article analyses the buckling response of piezoelectric cylindrical composite
panels reinforced with carbon nano-tubes subjected to axial load. Classical laminated plate …

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 …

Levy type solution for free vibration analysis of functionally graded rectangular plates with piezoelectric layers

MAA Farsangi, AR Saidi - Smart materials and structures, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
In this paper, an analytical approach for free vibration analysis of moderately thick
functionally graded rectangular plates coupled with piezoelectric layers is presented. The …

Analytical solution for free vibrations of moderately thick hybrid piezoelectric laminated plates

MAA Farsangi, AR Saidi, RC Batra - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2013 - Elsevier
An analytical solution for free vibrations of a hybrid rectangular plate composed of a
transversely isotropic, homogeneous and linear elastic core and face sheets made of a …

[PDF][PDF] Review on stress and vibration analysis of composite plates

AK Sharma, ND Mittal - Journal of Applied Sciences(Faisalabad), 2010 - researchgate.net
A review on stress and vibration analysis of composite plates is presented in this study. The
literature review is devoted on the free vibration and dynamic analysis, buckling analysis …

Vibrations of porous piezoelectric ceramic plates

AK Vashishth, V Gupta - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2009 - Elsevier
The basic constitutive equations and equations of motion are derived for anisotropic porous
piezoelectric materials by making use of variational principle. These equations are first …

An efficient quadrilateral element based on improved zigzag theory for dynamic analysis of hybrid plates with electroded piezoelectric actuators and sensors

S Kapuria, SD Kulkarni - Journal of Sound and Vibration, 2008 - Elsevier
An efficient four-node quadrilateral element is developed using a coupled improved zigzag
theory for the dynamic analysis of hybrid plates with segmented piezoelectric sensors and …