Laminated composite and sandwich structures are lightweight structures that can be found
in many diverse applications especially civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering. The …

One of the research direction of Horst Lippmann during his whole scientific career was
devoted to the possibilities to explain complex material behavior by generalized continua …

Because plates and shells are common structural elements in aerospace, automotive, and
civil engineering structures, engineers must understand the behavior of such structures …

In this paper, various higher-order shear deformation beam theories for bending and free
vibration of functionally graded beams are developed. The developed theories account for …

A comprehensive guide to using energy principles and variational methods for solving
problems in solid mechanics This book provides a systematic, highly practical introduction to …

We investigate the elastic behavior of periodic hexagonal honeycombs over a wide range of
relative densities and cell geometries, using both analytical and numerical approaches …

Present investigation is concerned with the free vibration analysis of functionally graded
material (FGM) beams subjected to different sets of boundary conditions. The analysis is …

This chapter introduces MATLAB by presenting programs that investigate elementary
mathematical problems. The primarily objective is to learn quickly the first steps. The …

This paper is concerned with the free vibration problem for micro/nanobeams modelled after
Eringen's nonlocal elasticity theory and Timoshenko beam theory. The small scale effect is …

Suspension components play key roles in the running behaviour of rail vehicles, and
therefore, mathematical models of suspension components are essential ingredients of …