Layerwise theories of laminated composite structures and their applications: a review

D Li - Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, 2021 - Springer
It is very challenging to accurately analyze the displacement and stress fields in the
laminated composite structures due to the transverse anisotropy and higher transverse …

A review of research and recent trends in analysis of composite plates

P Kulkarni, A Dhoble, P Padole - Sādhanā, 2018 - Springer
The use of advance composite materials is increasing in various industrial applications such
as renewable energy, transportation, medical devices, etc. As the demand for stability under …

Generalized higher order layerwise theory for the dynamic study of anisotropic doubly-curved shells with a mapped geometry

F Tornabene, M Viscoti, R Dimitri - Engineering Analysis with Boundary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract An innovative generalized Layer-Wise (LW) approach is proposed for the modal
analysis of anisotropic doubly-curved shells with an arbitrary shape by employing the …

Design optimization of functionally graded plates under thermo-mechanical loadings to minimize stress, deformation and mass

F Moleiro, JFA Madeira, E Carrera, JN Reddy - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This work addresses the multiobjective design optimization of metal-ceramic functionally
graded (FG) plates, which are composed of a main functionally graded material (FGM) layer …

Thermo-mechanical design optimization of symmetric and non-symmetric sandwich plates with ceramic-metal-ceramic functionally graded core to minimize stress …

F Moleiro, JFA Madeira, E Carrera, AJM Ferreira - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This work explores the multiobjective design optimization of symmetric and non-symmetric
sandwich plates with ceramic-metal-ceramic functionally graded (FG) core, along with …

A novel isogeometric layerwise element for piezoelectric analysis of laminated plates with straight/curvilinear fibers

KA Hasim, A Kefal - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents an isogeometric layerwise element, L-IGA based on the principle of
virtual displacement theory to model the bending behavior of laminated smart composite …

Hygro-thermo-mechanical modelling and analysis of multilayered plates with embedded functionally graded material layers

F Moleiro, E Carrera, AJM Ferreira, JN Reddy - Composite Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This work addresses the modelling and analysis of multilayered plates with embedded
functionally graded material (FGM) layer (s) under hygro-thermo-mechanical loadings. The …

Three-dimensional exact hygro-thermo-elastic solutions for multilayered plates: Composite laminates, fibre metal laminates and sandwich plates

F Moleiro, CMM Soares, E Carrera - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) exact hygrothermal elasticity solutions are developed to
study the behaviour of simply supported rectangular multilayered composite plates …

Multiscale modeling of the strain-induced α→ β phase transition and piezoelectric activity in semi-crystalline poly (vinylidene fluoride) over a large-strain range

Z Yan, F Zaïri, A Zaoui - Mechanics of Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The present contribution investigates within a hierarchical multi-scale approach the relation
between the macroscopic properties of semi-crystalline poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) and …

[HTML][HTML] Hygro-thermo-mechanical modelling of multilayered plates: Hybrid composite laminates, fibre metal laminates and sandwich plates

F Moleiro, E Carrera, G Li, M Cinefra… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
A new layerwise mixed model is developed for the coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical static
analysis of multilayered plates, addressing hybrid composite laminates, fibre metal …