This article describes one type of plate theories called equivalent single layer theories that
are characterized by a single approximation of the displacements through the thickness …

In this paper the authors derive a higher-order shear deformation theory for modeling
functionally graded plates accounting for extensibility in the thickness direction. The explicit …

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 …

This article investigates dynamical characteristics of complex-generatrix cylindrical shells
(CGCS) made of advanced composite with profiles defined by mathematical functions. The …

This paper presents, for the first time, a simple first-order shear deformation shell theory (S-
FSDST) for free and transient vibration analysis of composite laminated open cylindrical …

The nonlinear free and forced vibration analyses of variable stiffness composite laminated
(VSCL) and sandwich shell panels having curvilinear fibres, not yet reported in literature, are …

In this article, higher-order closed-form solutions are obtained for static bending and free
vibration analysis of laminated composite and sandwich spherical shells using a …

This is the first research on the nonlinear vibration analysis of composite sandwich doubly
curved shell with a flexible core integrated with a piezoelectric layer. By using the higher …

This paper presents a finite element based method to study the influence of elevated
temperature and moisture absorption on the free vibration behavior of rotating pretwisted …

An accurate solution approach based on the first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is
developed for the free vibration and damping analysis of thick sandwich cylindrical shells …