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 …

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 …

[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 …

Bending behaviors of the in-plane bidirectional functionally graded piezoelectric material plates

P Zhang, C Qi, X Sun, H Fang… - Mechanics of Advanced …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The transverse bending behaviors of in-plane bidirectional functionally graded piezoelectric
material (FGPM) plates are semi-analytically investigated by the scaled boundary finite …

Layerwise mixed elements with node-dependent kinematics for global–local stress analysis of multilayered plates using high-order Legendre expansions

F Moleiro, E Carrera, E Zappino, G Li… - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) is taken a step further to render node-dependent
kinematics (NDK) capabilities to new layerwise finite elements based on Reissner's Mixed …

[HTML][HTML] Deformations and stresses of multilayered plates with embedded functionally graded material layers using a layerwise mixed model

F Moleiro, VMF Correia, AL Araújo, CMM Soares… - Composites part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a new layerwise mixed model for the static analysis of multilayered
plates with embedded functionally graded material (FGM) layers subjected to transverse …

An analytical solution for the vibrational response of stepped smart cross-ply laminated composite beams with experimental validation

S Fazeli, C Stokes-Griffin, J Gilbert, P Compston - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the vibrational behaviour of smart orthotropic cross-ply laminated
stepped beams. Specifically, an analytical closed-form model based on the first-order shear …

Fully coupled thermo-mechanical analysis of multilayered plates with embedded FGM skins or core layers using a layerwise mixed model

F Moleiro, VMF Correia, AJM Ferreira, JN Reddy - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This work presents a new layerwise mixed model for the fully coupled thermo-mechanical
static analysis of multilayered plates with embedded functionally graded material (FGM) …