Abstract: The initial buckling behavior of thick laminated composite curved panels with random material properties subjected to various in-plane edge loads has been investigated. For this purpose, an approach is presented to obtain ...

Abstract: In this paper, an improved higher-order zigzag theory for vibration of soft core sandwich plates with random material properties is proposed. The theory satisfies the condition of continuity in transverse shear stresses ...

Abstract: Composites exhibit a considerable amount of variation in their material properties because their fabrication/manufacturing process involves a large number of parameters that cannot be controlled effectively. In the present ...