Abstract: The aim of the paper is to develop a micromechanical model for the evaluation of the overall constitutive behavior of a composite material obtained embedding SMA wires into an elastic matrix. ...

Abstract: A layer-wise theory of laminated plates, which accounts for piecewise constant shear strain in the thickness, is derived from the three-dimensional elasticity theory by imposing suitable constraints ...

Abstract: In the present work, new mixed variational formulations for a first-order shear deformation laminate theory are proposed. The out-of-plane stresses are considered as primary variables of the ...