
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Modeling and simulation of large amplitude vibrations of layered
composite and smart structures
R. Schmidt, M.N. Rao & T.D. Vu
RWTH Aachen University, Institute of General Mechanics, Germany
ABSTRACT: This paper presents a numerical study on large amplitude vibrations of layered composite and
smart structures. The shell element is based on the Reissner-Mindlin first-order shear deformation theory and
kinematical relations are valid for small strains but finite rotations.The electric potential