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A Best Theory Diagram for Metallic and Laminated Shells

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In this work, refinements of classical theories are proposed in order to analyze isotropic, orthotropic and laminated plates and shells. Higher order theories have been implemented according to the Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) and, for a given problem, the effectiveness of each employed generalized displacement variable has been established, varying the thickness ratio, the orthotropic ratio and the stacking sequence of the lay-out. A number of theories have therefore been constructed imposing a given error with respect to the available ’best solution’. The results have been restricted to the problems for which closed-form solutions are available. These show that the terms that have to be used according to a given error varies from problem to problem, but they also vary when the variable that has to be evaluated (displacement, stress components) is changed.

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The financial support from the Regione Piemonte projects STEPS and MICROCOST is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Aeronautic and Space Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Torino, Italy

    Erasmo Carrera, Maria Cinefra & Marco Petrolo

  2. Institut Jean Le Rond d’Alembert, UMR7190 CNRS, Paris06, Case 162, Tour 55-65, 4, Place Jussieu, 75252, Paris, France

    Marco Petrolo

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Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Petrolo, M. (2011). A Best Theory Diagram for Metallic and Laminated Shells. In: Altenbach, H., Eremeyev, V. (eds) Shell-like Structures. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 15. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21855-2_45

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