In this study, a new and efficient computational approach based on isogeometric analysis (IGA) and refined plate theory (RPT) is proposed for the geometrically nonlinear analysis of functionally graded (FG) microplates. ...

In this work, we present an eXtended Geometry Independent Field approximaTion (X-GIFT) formulation for cracked Kirchhoff-Love plates. The plate geometry is modeled by Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines (NURBS) while the solution ...

This work shows possibilities and limitations of the refined zigzag theory (RZT) that has been used in different structural (beam, plate and shell) finite elements. The refined zigzag theory can deal with composite laminates, ...

This paper presents a static analysis of functionally graded plates (FGPs) by using a new first shear deformation theory (FSDT). This theory contains only four unknowns, with is even less than the classical FSDT. In this ...

This work shows a possible implementation of the refined zigzag theory in elements based on Simo’s shell theory. Refined zigzag theory can deal with composite laminate economically, adding only two nodal degrees of freedom, ...

Both the CAD software and FEM software have a significant impact on engineering nowadays. Even though both are powerful tools for design and analysis, the main drawback is that CAD geometries and Finite Element models do ...