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Non-conventional 1D and 2D finite elements based on CUF for the analysis of non-orthogonal geometries by Cinefra, M.

“…When dealing with innovative materials – such as composites and metamaterials with complex microstructure – or structural components with non-orthogonal…”
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Free-vibration analysis of laminated shells via refined MITC9 elements by Cinefra, M.

“…This article presents the free-vibration analysis of composite shell structures with double-curvature geometry by means of a shell finite element with variable…”
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Effects of thickness stretching in functionally graded plates and shells by Carrera, E., Brischetto, S., Cinefra, M., Soave, M.

“…The present work evaluates the effect of thickness stretching in plate/shell structures made by materials which are functionally graded (FGM) in the thickness…”
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Static, free vibration and buckling analysis of isotropic and sandwich functionally graded plates using a quasi-3D higher-order shear deformation theory and a meshless technique by Neves, A.M.A., Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Roque, C.M.C., Jorge, R.M.N., Soares, C.M.M.

“…In this paper the authors derive a higher-order shear deformation theory for modeling functionally graded plates accounting for extensibility in the thickness…”
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Shell finite elements with different through-the-thickness kinematics for the linear analysis of cylindrical multilayered structures by Cinefra, M., Carrera, E.

“…SUMMARY The present paper considers the linear static analysis of composite cylindrical structures by means of a shell finite element with variable…”
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Adaptive mesh using non-conventional 1D and 2D finite elements based on CUF by Cinefra, M., Rubino, A.

“…When dealing with complex structures with a several number of degrees of freedom (DOFs), it is useful trying to reduce the mesh for computational cost reasons,…”
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Layerwise mixed elements with node-dependent kinematics for global–local stress analysis of multilayered plates using high-order Legendre expansions by Moleiro, F., Carrera, E., Zappino, E., Li, G., Cinefra, M.

“…Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) is taken a step further to render node-dependent kinematics (NDK) capabilities to new layerwise finite elements based on…”
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Unified three-dimensional finite elements for large strain analysis of compressible and nearly incompressible solids by Pagani, A., Chiaia, P., Filippi, M., Cinefra, M.

“…This work proposes a displacement-based finite element model for large strain analysis of isotropic compressible and nearly-incompressible hyperelastic…”
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A variable kinematic doubly-curved MITC9 shell element for the analysis of laminated composites by Cinefra, M., Valvano, S.

“…The present article considers the linear static analysis of composite shell structures with double-curvature geometry by means of a shell finite element with…”
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Results on best theories for metallic and laminated shells including Layer-Wise models by Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Lamberti, A., Petrolo, M.

“…This paper deals with Best Theory Diagrams (BTDs) for metallic and laminated shells. The BTD is a curve that is defined over a 2D reference frame in which the…”
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Variable kinematic shell elements for composite laminates accounting for hygrothermal effects by Cinefra, M., Petrolo, M., Li, G., Carrera, E.

“…This article presents advanced shell models for the steady-state hygrothermal analysis of composite laminates. The Carrera Unified Formulation is used to…”
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Hygro-thermo-mechanical modelling of multilayered plates: Hybrid composite laminates, fibre metal laminates and sandwich plates by Moleiro, F., Carrera, E., Li, G., Cinefra, M., Reddy, J.N.

“…A new layerwise mixed model is developed for the coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical static analysis of multilayered plates, addressing hybrid composite laminates,…”
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Validation of FEM models based on Carrera Unified Formulation for the parametric characterization of composite metamaterials by De Miguel, A.G., Cinefra, M., Filippi, M., Pagani, A., Carrera, E.

“…This work focuses on the study of composite metamaterials to be employed as possible lightweight insulation systems for noise and vibrations. In particular,…”
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Vibroacoustic analysis of an innovative windowless cabin with metamaterial trim panels in regional turboprops by Moruzzi, M. C., Cinefra, M., Bagassi, S.

“…The purpose of this work is to study the possible noise reduction, in terms of sound pressure level, in the passenger cabin of a regional turboprop aircraft…”
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A quasi-3D hyperbolic shear deformation theory for the static and free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates by Neves, A.M.A., Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Roque, C.M.C., Jorge, R.M.N., Soares, C.M.M.

“…This paper presents an original hyperbolic sine shear deformation theory for the bending and free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates. The theory…”
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MITC9 shell finite elements with miscellaneous through-the-thickness functions for the analysis of laminated structures by Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Li, G., Kulikov, G.M.

“…This paper focuses on developing and exploiting the potential of miscellaneous through-the-thickness approximating functions for FEM analysis of laminated…”
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Analysis of thick isotropic and cross-ply laminated plates by generalized differential quadrature method and a Unified Formulation by Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Cinefra, M., Viola, E., Tornabene, F., Fantuzzi, N., Zenkour, A.M.

“…In this paper, the Carrera Unified Formulation and the generalized differential quadrature technique are combined for predicting the static deformations and…”
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Radial basis functions–finite differences collocation and a Unified Formulation for bending, vibration and buckling analysis of laminated plates, according to Murakami’s zig-zag theory by Rodrigues, J.D., Roque, C.M.C., Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Cinefra, M.

“…In this paper, we propose to use the Murakami’s zig-zag theory for the static and vibration analysis of laminated plates, by local collocation with radial…”
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A quasi-3D sinusoidal shear deformation theory for the static and free vibration analysis of functionally graded plates by Neves, A.M.A., Ferreira, A.J.M., Carrera, E., Roque, C.M.C., Cinefra, M., Jorge, R.M.N., Soares, C.M.M.

“…In this paper we present a new application for Carrera’s unified Formulation (CUF) to analyse functionally graded plates. In this paper the authors present…”
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Best theory diagrams for multilayered plates considering multifield analysis by Cinefra, M, Carrera, E, Lamberti, A, Petrolo, M

“…This work presents the best theory diagrams (BTDs) for multilayered plates involved in multifield problems (mechanical, thermal and electrical). A BTD is a…”
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