Thin-walled beams made of laminated composite materials are increasingly used in any
engineering branch where structural weight is one of the major aspects in the design …

Fluted-core sandwich composites have a promising prospect in lightweight engineering
applications due to their superior strength-to-weight ratio. Herein, trapezoidal fluted-core …

Variable angle tow (VAT) laminates have previously shown enhanced buckling performance
compared to conventional straight fibre laminates. In this study, an analytical method is …

Fluted-core sandwich composite structures are major load-bearing components used in
launch vehicles. Herein, analytical models were proposed to investigate the failure …

This paper investigates the effect of a new sub-structural configuration (omega sub-stiffener)
on the buckling and post-buckling performance of an existing T-stiffened composite panel …

In order to utilize the full lightweight potential of thin-walled stringer-stiffened composite
panels, a new closed-form analytical solution for the buckling and postbuckling of omega …

Stiffened panels made out of isotropic or anisotropic materials are being extensively used as
structural elements for aircraft, maritime, and other structures. In order to maintain stiffness …

For the preliminary structural design of aircraft, spacecraft and marine vessels,
computationally efficient and sufficiently accurate computational methods are necessary …

The substitution of conventional mechanical fasteners by adhesive joints has been
advocated by the aircraft and aerospace industries due to the weight saving potential. Flaws …

The couplings of unsymmetric laminated structures and the comparatively low transverse
shear stiffnesses significantly influence their stability behaviour. The aim of this work is to …