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” …

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 article reviews state-of-art solution methodologies for structural analysis of composites.
The use of composites and advance composite in the design of structures has contributed to …

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 …

In this article, an analytical approach for buckling analysis of thick functionally graded
rectangular plates is presented. The equilibrium and stability equations are derived …

The vibration behaviors of functionally graded carbon nanotube (FG-CNT) reinforced
composite rectangular plates subjected to in-plane loads are studied in this paper. Three …

This paper introduces a generalized 5 degrees of freedom (DOF) higher-order shear
deformation theory (HSDT) to study the bending and free vibration of plates and shells …

Closed-form solutions for free vibration analysis of orthotropic plates are obtained in this
paper based on two variable refined plate theory. The theory, which has strong similarity …

This paper presents an analytical solution of the linear buckling, free vibration and bending
behavior of simple supported functionally graded sandwich plates subjected to transverse …

Third order shear deformation theory is used to evaluate electro-elastic solution of a
sandwich plate with considering functionally graded (FG) core and composite face sheets …