A new trigonometric shear deformation theory for isotropic and composite laminated and
sandwich plates, is developed. The new displacement field depends on a parameter “m” …

This paper provides an overview of the modeling approaches adopted over the years to
develop shell theories for composite structures. Furthermore, it presents a method to assess …

A new shear deformation theory for sandwich and composite plates is developed. The
proposed displacement field, which is “m” parameter dependent, is assessed by performing …

This paper presents an analytical solution to the static analysis of functionally graded plates,
using a recently developed higher order shear deformation theory (HSDT) and provides …

The object of this paper is to present a novel semi-analytical method and its associated
applications for linear vibration analyses of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced …

A novel unified framework of higher-order shear deformation theories is developed for
modeling and analysis of laminated and functionally graded plates. The major objective of …

The static, dynamic, and free vibration analysis of a functionally graded material (FGM)
doubly curved panel are investigated analytically in the present paper. The FGM Panel is …

In this paper, a unified Chebyshev–Ritz formulation is presented to investigate the vibrations
of composite laminated deep open shells with various shell curvatures and arbitrary …

In this paper, the modified Fourier series method is applied to study the vibration behavior of
composite laminated doubly-curved shells of revolution with elastic restraints. The …

This study presents a modeling approach to accurately and efficiently predict the dynamics
of laminated conical shells. The governing equations are derived based on the first order …