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Analysis of laminated doubly-curved shells by a layerwise theory and radial basis functions collocation, accounting for through-the-thickness deformations

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In this paper, the static and free vibration analysis of laminated shells is performed by radial basis functions (RBFs) collocation, according to a layerwise deformation theory (LW). The present LW theory accounts for through-the-thickness deformation, by considering an Mindlin-like evolution of all displacements in each layer. The equations of motion and the boundary conditions are obtained by Carrera’s unified formulation, and further interpolated by collocation with RBFs.

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    A. J. M. Ferreira

  2. Department of Aeronautics and Aerospace Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24, 10129, Turin, Italy

    E. Carrera & M. Cinefra

  3. INEGI, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    C. M. C. Roque

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Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Cinefra, M. et al. Analysis of laminated doubly-curved shells by a layerwise theory and radial basis functions collocation, accounting for through-the-thickness deformations. Comput Mech 48, 13–25 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-011-0579-4

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