Abstract: This paper first compares the writers’ results of static and dynamic analyses of plates, cylindrical and spherical shells employing four-, eight-, and nine-noded elements with different integration rules with those of ...

Abstract: This paper reports the dynamic instability behavior of functionally graded (FG) shells subjected to in-plane periodic load and temperature field using a higher-order shear deformation theory in conjunction with the ...

Abstract: The application of the finite element formulation for stiffened shell structures is proposed by the appropriate combinations of the eight-node doubly curved isoparametric shell element with the three-node isoparametric ...

Abstract: The free vibration of the laminated composite anticlastic doubly curved stiffened shells is investigated using the finite element method. The stiffened shell element is obtained by appropriate combination of the nine-node ...

Abstract: In this paper, the finite element method has been applied to solve free and forced vibration problems of isotropic and laminated composite shells with and without cutouts employing the eight-node isoparametric finite element ...

Abstract: The nonlinear response of multi-layered composite cylindrical shell panels subjected to thermomechanical loads are studied in this article. The structural model is based on the first order shear deformation theory incorporating ...