A higher-order isoparametric superelement is developed to study the vibration of functionally
graded shells of revolution. The effective material properties of functionally graded materials …

Study the vibration characteristics of the cylindrical shell is considered a very important
issue, because of the cylindrical shells are used for different applications in engineering …

Finite element analysis of huge and/or complicated structures often requires long times and
large computational expenses. Superelements are huge elements that exploit the …

Composite cylinders are high-strength containers made from a mixture of fibre glass or
carbon fibers and a plastic resin typically epoxy. A lamina is assumed to be homogeneous …

A finite element formulation is derived for the structural analysis of functionally graded
hollow cylinders. The power-law distribution model is used for the composition of the …

During this work, the roof of the car was used as an engineering application to study and
monitor the occurrence of failures under the influence of various loads. The shells are made …

Functionally gradient materials (FGM) are special composites which are having potential
applications in aerospace, automotive, marine, electronic, and medical etc. In FGMs …

In this paper, using modified couple stress theory, a new cylindrical shell element is
introduced. Here, using modified couple stress theory in place of classical continuum theory …

Finite Element Method (FEM) has proved to be a powerful tool for the analysis of mechanical
problems such as finding natural frequency and deformation of structures. Design and …

Special superelements are often used to improve the computational efficiency and improve
accuracy of finite element modeling. Structures with tapered and spherical geometry exist in …