Bindi Saurabh Thakkar¹, Pradeep Kumar Karsh^2,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.86, No.2, pp. 1-22, 2026, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2025.072839 - 09 December 2025

Abstract This study investigates the uncertain dynamic characterization of hybrid composite plates by employing advanced machine-assisted finite element methodologies. Hybrid composites, widely used in aerospace, automotive, and structural applications, often face variability in material properties, geometric configurations, and manufacturing processes, leading to uncertainty in their dynamic response. To address this, three surrogate-based machine learning approaches like radial basis function (RBF), multivariate adaptive regression splines (MARS), and polynomial neural networks (PNN) are integrated with a finite element framework to efficiently capture the stochastic behavior of these plates. The research focuses on predicting the first three natural frequencies… More >

Wael A. Altabey^*

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.19, No.5, pp. 1145-1165, 2025, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2025.068922 - 05 September 2025

Abstract In the fabrication and monitoring of parts in composite structures, which are being used more and more in a variety of engineering applications, the prediction and fatigue failure detection in composite materials is a difficult problem. This difficulty arises from several factors, such as the lack of a comprehensive investigation of the fatigue failure phenomena, the lack of a well-defined fatigue damage theory used for fatigue damage prediction, and the inhomogeneity of composites because of their multiple internal borders. This study investigates the fatigue behavior of carbon fiber reinforced with epoxy (CFRE) laminated composite plates… More > Graphic Abstract

Yonghang Sun^1,2, Anyu Xu², Heow Pueh Lee², Hui Zheng^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.010895

Abstract Metamaterials with inertial amplification components exhibit unique bandgap behaviors which can be utilized on the vibration suppression of mechanical structures. In this study, novel cantilever-type inertial amplification mechanisms are periodically attached to the stiffened composite plate to realize the low-frequency bandgaps and vibration suppression. This type of metamaterial mitigates the vibration by amplifying the inertia of the added small mass, which has great application potential in many industrial scenes. For the sake of the efficient calculations, a semi-analytical method based on the energy generalized variational principle is promoted, which can predict the bandgap behaviors and… More >

Zhimin Zhao^1,2, Jie Yan³, Shangbin Wang^1,2, Yuanhao Tie⁴, Ning Feng^1,2,5,*

Sound & Vibration, Vol.56, No.4, pp. 307-317, 2022, DOI:10.32604/sv.2022.028797 - 03 March 2023

Abstract This paper theoretically introduced the feasibility of changing the vibration characteristics of flexible plates by using bio-inspired, extremely light, and powerful Pneumatic Artificial Muscle (PAM) actuators. Many structural plates or shells are typically flexible and show high vibration sensitivity. For this reason, this paper provides a way to achieve active vibration control for suppressing the oscillations of these structures to meet strict stability, safety, and comfort requirements. The dynamic behaviors of the designed plates are modeled by using the finite element (FE) method. As is known, the output force vs. contraction curve of PAM is nonlinear… More >

Farzad Ebrahimi¹, Ali Dabbagh², Abbas Rastgoo², Timon Rabczuk^{3, *}

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.63, No.1, pp. 41-64, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.07947 - 30 March 2020

Abstract We propose a multiscale approach to study the influence of carbon nanotubes’ agglomeration on the stability of hybrid nanocomposite plates. The hybrid nanocomposite consists of both macro- and nano-scale reinforcing fibers dispersed in a polymer matrix. The equivalent material properties are calculated by coupling the Eshelby-Mori-Tanaka model with the rule of mixture accounting for effects of CNTs inside the generated clusters. Furthermore, an energy based approach is implemented to obtain the governing equations of the problem utilizing a refined higher-order plate theorem. Subsequently, the derived equations are solved by Galerkin’s analytical method to predict the More >

Yanwei Li¹, Yugui Li¹, Peisheng Han¹, Shun Wang¹, Zhengyi Jiang^1,2, Xiaogang Wang^{1, *}

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.117, No.1, pp. 109-123, 2018, DOI:10.31614/cmes.2018.04077

Abstract This study developed a new technology for preparing high-chromium cast iron (HCCI)/low-carbon steel (LCS) wear-resistant composite plates by hot rolling at a 1050 °C and a rolling speed of 0.2 m/s. The effects of different rolling reductions (30%, 45%, and 60%) on the microstructure (interface and HCCI layer) and mechanical properties (bonding strength, hardness, and wear resistance) of the composite plate were studied. SEM images showed that when the reduction was increased, no impurities and interlayers were found between the microscopic interfaces after hot rolling, and the bonding interface exhibited a wave-like shape. EDS analysis… More >

Mena E. Tawfik^{1, 2}, Peter L. Bishay^{3, *}, Edward A. Sadek¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.115, No.1, pp. 105-129, 2018, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2018.115.105

Abstract Monte Carlo Simulations (MCS), commonly used for reliability analysis, require a large amount of data points to obtain acceptable accuracy, even if the Subset Simulation with Importance Sampling (SS/IS) methods are used. The Second Order Reliability Method (SORM) has proved to be an excellent rapid tool in the stochastic analysis of laminated composite structures, when compared to the slower MCS techniques. However, SORM requires differentiating the performance function with respect to each of the random variables involved in the simulation. The most suitable approach to do this is to use a symbolic solver, which renders… More >

J. Useche¹, H. Alvarez¹

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.107, No.4, pp. 277-296, 2015, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2015.107.277

Abstract Dynamic stress analysis of laminated composites plates represents a relevant task in designing of aerospace, shipbuilding and automotive components where impulsive loads can lead to sudden structural failure. The mechanical complexity inherent to these kind of components makes the numerical modeling an essential engineering analysis tool. This work deals with dynamic analysis of stresses and deformations in laminated composites thick plates using a new Boundary Element Method formulation. Composite laminated plates were modeled using the Reissner’s plate theory. We propose a direct time-domain formulation based on elastostatic fundamental solution for symmetrical laminated thick plates. Formulation More >

Priyankar Datta¹, Manas C. Ray¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.49-50, No.1, pp. 47-80, 2015, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2015.049.047

Abstract This paper deals with the implementation of the one dimensional form of the fractional order derivative constitutive relation for three dimensional analysis of active constrained layer damping (ACLD) of geometrically nonlinear laminated composite plates. The constraining layer of the ACLD treatment is composed of the vertically/obliquely reinforced 1–3 piezoelectric composites (PZCs). The von Kármán type nonlinear strain displacement relations are used to account for the geometric nonlinearity of the plates. A nonlinear smart finite element model (FEM) has been developed. Thin laminated substrate composite plates with various boundary conditions and stacking sequences are analyzed to More >

K. Umesh¹, R. Ganguli¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.41, No.3, pp. 215-240, 2014, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2014.041.215

Abstract Fractal dimension based damage detection method is investigated for a composite plate with random material properties. Composite material shows spatially varying random material properties because of complex manufacturing processes. Matrix cracks are considered as damage in the composite plate. Such cracks are often seen as the initial damage mechanism in composites under fatigue loading and also occur due to low velocity impact. Static deflection of the cantilevered composite plate with uniform loading is calculated using the finite element method. Damage detection is carried out based on sliding window fractal dimension operator using the static deflection. More >