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Dr. Zora Vrcelj
College of Engineering and Science, Institute of Sustainable and Livable Cities, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC3011, Australia

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Review
Published: 16 August 2021 in Applied Sciences
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The growing interest in biomimicry in built environments highlights the awareness raised among designers on the potentials nature offers to human and system function improvements. Biomimicry has been widely utilized in advanced material technology. However, its potential in sustainable architecture and construction has yet to be discussed in depth. Thus, this study offers a comprehensive review of the use of biomimicry in architecture and structural engineering. It also reviews the methods in which biomimicry assists in achieving efficient, sustainable built environments. The first part of this review paper introduces the concept of biomimicry historically and practically, discusses the use of biomimicry in design and architecture, provides a comprehensive overview of the potential and benefits of biomimicry in architecture, and explores how biomimicry can be utilized in building envelops. Then, in the second part, the integration of biomimicry in structural engineering and construction is thoroughly explained through several case studies. Finally, biomimicry in architectural and structural design of built environments in creating climate-sensitive and energy-efficient design is explained.

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Elmira Jamei; Zora Vrcelj. Biomimicry and the Built Environment, Learning from Nature’s Solutions. Applied Sciences 2021, 11, 7514 .

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Elmira Jamei, Zora Vrcelj. Biomimicry and the Built Environment, Learning from Nature’s Solutions. Applied Sciences. 2021; 11 (16):7514.

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Elmira Jamei; Zora Vrcelj. 2021. "Biomimicry and the Built Environment, Learning from Nature’s Solutions." Applied Sciences 11, no. 16: 7514.

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Published: 07 June 2021 in Construction and Building Materials
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The building and construction industry is one of the leading generators of waste in the worldwide economy. Use of excessive quantities of virgin materials to manufacture building materials is a growing dilemma that needs urgent attention. With the excessive general of waste, research focus has been directed toward the use of waste to substitute and reduce the requirement for immense extraction of virgin materials. After glass and plastic, cardboard is considered as the most prominent recycled waste material that could possess potential use in mortar and concrete applications, thereby reducing virgin material extraction. The current study aims to conduct a systematic review in using cardboard waste in mortar and concrete. A bibliometric assessment of 874 research publications demonstrated that cardboard waste related studies on mortar and concrete remain seldom considered. An analysis of literature indicated kraft fibres within cardboard can be recycled into building materials. The key findings discovered matrix modification and fibre pre-treatment are essential for the enhancement of mechanical and durability properties. Researchers have developed mix designs including supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) to mitigate fibre degradation and enhance mechanical values. However, further research is required to comprehensively analyse an effective material matrix to reduce the degradation caused on the fibre. Therefore, this paper presents key findings of current trends, limitations and future research directions related to the use of recycled cardboard in concrete and cement-based materials.

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Robert Haigh; Malindu Sandanayake; Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. A review of the mechanical and durability performance of kraft-fibre reinforced mortar and concrete. Construction and Building Materials 2021, 297, 123759 .

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Robert Haigh, Malindu Sandanayake, Yanni Bouras, Zora Vrcelj. A review of the mechanical and durability performance of kraft-fibre reinforced mortar and concrete. Construction and Building Materials. 2021; 297 ():123759.

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Robert Haigh; Malindu Sandanayake; Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. 2021. "A review of the mechanical and durability performance of kraft-fibre reinforced mortar and concrete." Construction and Building Materials 297, no. : 123759.

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Published: 13 February 2021 in International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
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By using a Pontryagin’s principle, we study the optimal shape of a rotating nano rod and determine the optimal cross-section that is stable against buckling due to centrifugal forces. We generalize the results of the earlier studies focused on the constant cross-sectional area of nano rods. The problem of the optimal shape of a Bernoulli–Euler rotating rod is analyzed first. The optimal nano rod with fixed volume was found to have larger critical rotation speed than the optimally shaped Bernoulli–Euler rod with the same volume. Similarly, for fixed rotational speed, the optimally shaped nano rod was found to have smaller volume than the optimally shaped Bernoulli–Euler rod.

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Marko Janev; Zora Vrcelj; Teodor M. Atanackovic. Optimal shape of the rotating nano rod. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 2021, 132, 103688 .

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Marko Janev, Zora Vrcelj, Teodor M. Atanackovic. Optimal shape of the rotating nano rod. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 2021; 132 ():103688.

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Marko Janev; Zora Vrcelj; Teodor M. Atanackovic. 2021. "Optimal shape of the rotating nano rod." International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 132, no. : 103688.

Review
Published: 18 November 2020 in Sustainability
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Concrete is the most used construction material in the world. Consequently, the mass extraction of virgin materials required for concrete production causes major environmental impacts. With a focus on promoting sustainability, numerous research studies on incorporating waste materials to replace virgin substances in concrete were undertaken. Despite this vast volume of published literature, systematic research studies on these sustainable concrete mixes that inform various stakeholders on current research trends, future research directions, and marketability options products are seldom conducted. This paper presents a decade review on sustainable concrete with a focus on virgin materials being replaced with waste materials. It aims to inform researchers of current research trends and gaps in the research area of waste material use in concrete. The review also identifies key parameters that restrict the marketability of these sustainable concrete products. The three-step research methodology involves a bibliometric assessment, a key review of selected waste materials, and an interview with a panel of experts focusing on impediments towards the transition of sustainable concrete products into the industry market. Bibliometric assessment was based on 1465 research publications in which five key materials (plastic, glass, fly ash, slag) and construction and demolition waste were selected for the review. The interview was conducted with ten industry experts to discuss the industry limitations in the commercial establishment of materials. The review of existing knowledge and the findings on sustainable concrete presented in this paper provide directions for both research academics and industry stakeholders to systematically focus on sustainable concrete products that are market-ready.

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Malindu Sandanayake; Yanni Bouras; Robert Haigh; Zora Vrcelj. Current Sustainable Trends of Using Waste Materials in Concrete—A decade Review. Sustainability 2020, 12, 9622 .

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Malindu Sandanayake, Yanni Bouras, Robert Haigh, Zora Vrcelj. Current Sustainable Trends of Using Waste Materials in Concrete—A decade Review. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (22):9622.

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Malindu Sandanayake; Yanni Bouras; Robert Haigh; Zora Vrcelj. 2020. "Current Sustainable Trends of Using Waste Materials in Concrete—A decade Review." Sustainability 12, no. 22: 9622.

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Published: 04 July 2020 in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
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This paper investigates the flexural-torsional buckling behaviour of concrete-filled steel tubular circular arches under mechanical and thermal loading. A thermo-elastic pre-buckling analysis is first conducted by employing the principle of virtual work to derive the non-linear equations of equilibrium. The governing geometrical, equilibrium and constitutive material relations are numerically solved as a system of first-order differential equations with boundary conditions of pinned or fixed ends. The prebuckling analysis is then generalised to consider basic creep strain which is found to have a negligible impact on the prebuckling response under short-term heating. Subsequently, an elastic out-of-plane buckling analysis is performed using energy methods and the influence of thermal loading on buckling loads is examined. The results show that stability boundaries decrease with an increase in thermal loading, and that the rate of reduction is independent of the type of end-supports. Additionally, a Finite Element (FE) model is developed to analyse the inelastic lateral buckling strength of CFST arches under both uniform thermal and fire loading. The FE analysis is validated by comparison to the numerical method derived herein for the elastic buckling analysis.

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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. Out-of-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches at elevated temperatures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 2020, 187, 105916 .

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Yanni Bouras, Zora Vrcelj. Out-of-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches at elevated temperatures. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2020; 187 ():105916.

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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. 2020. "Out-of-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches at elevated temperatures." International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 187, no. : 105916.

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Published: 03 September 2019 in International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
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This paper analytically and numerically investigates the pre-buckling response and in-plane stability boundaries of circular concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) arches subjected to combined thermal and mechanical loading. The governing non-linear equations of equilibrium are obtained using energy methods and both elastic and inelastic material behaviour is considered. A novel mechanically derived non-discretisation numerical method is proposed for the pre-buckling analysis. The stress-strain relation of the confining steel tube is described using a bi-linear plasticity model, and an inelastic material model is adopted for the concrete core which considers the effects of confinement and transient thermal strain. The result is a system of first-order differential equations which can be numerically solved with known boundary conditions including fixed ends, pinned ends or crowned-pinned cases. Closed-form solutions are presented for the elastic anti-symmetric bifurcation loads, whilst the inelastic anti-symmetric buckling strength was studied using finite element (FE) analysis. The FE model is verified by comparison to the derived analytical and numerical models which show a high level of agreement. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis is conducted which explores the influence of the constitutive material law for the concrete core and contact model for the steel-concrete interface on critical buckling loads.

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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. Thermal in-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 2019, 163, 105130 .

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Yanni Bouras, Zora Vrcelj. Thermal in-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 2019; 163 ():105130.

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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. 2019. "Thermal in-plane stability of concrete-filled steel tubular arches." International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 163, no. : 105130.

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Published: 29 August 2018 in Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
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Dome curvatures of pressure vessels often sustain highest level of stresses when subjected to various loading conditions. This research is aimed at investigating the effect of dome geometrical shape (hemispherical, torispherical, and ellipsoidal domes) on mechanical deformation and crack length of laminated woven reinforced polymer (GRP) composite pressure vessels under low-velocity impact (LVI) (case one) or combination of LVI and internal pressure (case two). The study is based on finite element (FE) simulations with laboratory-based experimental validation studies. It was observed that the maximum vertical displacements (U1*) and crack length along the diameter of deformation (a) are both of lower magnitude in case one. Damage intensity and fracture differ for different combinations of loading. Only matrix breakage and debonding occurs in case one and fiber breakage occurs in case two. The dome geometric shapes used in this study were found to be invariant to both damage intensity and failure modes. Irrespective of the type of load applied, the magnitude of U1* and crack length correlate with dome geometric shape as the maximum and the minimum U1* occur in torispherical and hemispherical domes, respectively. The maximum and the minimum crack lengths also take place in torispherical and hemispherical domes, respectively.

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Shokrollah Sharifi; Soheil Gohari; Masoumeh Sharifiteshnizi; Reza Alebrahim; Colin Burvill; Yazid Yahya; Zora Vrcelj. Fracture of laminated woven GFRP composite pressure vessels under combined low-velocity impact and internal pressure. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 2018, 18, 1715 -1728.

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Shokrollah Sharifi, Soheil Gohari, Masoumeh Sharifiteshnizi, Reza Alebrahim, Colin Burvill, Yazid Yahya, Zora Vrcelj. Fracture of laminated woven GFRP composite pressure vessels under combined low-velocity impact and internal pressure. Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. 2018; 18 (4):1715-1728.

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Shokrollah Sharifi; Soheil Gohari; Masoumeh Sharifiteshnizi; Reza Alebrahim; Colin Burvill; Yazid Yahya; Zora Vrcelj. 2018. "Fracture of laminated woven GFRP composite pressure vessels under combined low-velocity impact and internal pressure." Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering 18, no. 4: 1715-1728.

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Published: 14 June 2018 in Smart Materials and Structures
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Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) actuators developed by the NASA have been increasingly used in engineering structures due to their high actuation power, compatibility, and flexibility. In this study, an efficient two dimensional (2D) quadratic multi-layer shell element by using first order shear deformation theory (FOSDT) is developed to predict the linear strain-displacement static deformation of laminated composite plates induced by MFC actuators. FOSDT is adapted from the Reissner-Mindlin plate theory. An eight-node quadratic piezoelectric multi-layer shell element with five degrees of freedom is introduced to prevent locking effect and zero energy modes observed in nine-node degenerated shell element. Two types of MFC actuators are used: 1) MFC-d31 and 2) MFC-d33, which differ in their actuation forces. For result verification, the electro-mechanically coupled quadratic finite element (FE) model is compared with the ABAQUS results in various examples. The comparison of results showed a good agreement. The proposed quadratic FE formulation is simple and accurate, which eliminates the need for costly FE commercial software packages. It was observed that earlier studies have mostly emphasized on the effect of actuation power and MFC fiber orientations on mechanical shape deformation of smart composite plates. In this study, a more comprehensive, in-depth investigation is conducted into host structure performance such as boundary conditions, laminate stacking sequence configuration, and symmetry/asymmetry layups.

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Soheil Gohari; Shokrollah Sharifi; Rouzbeh Abadi; Mohammadreza Izadifar; Colin Burvill; Zora Vrcelj. A quadratic piezoelectric multi-layer shell element for FE analysis of smart laminated composite plates induced by MFC actuators. Smart Materials and Structures 2018, 27, 095004 .

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Soheil Gohari, Shokrollah Sharifi, Rouzbeh Abadi, Mohammadreza Izadifar, Colin Burvill, Zora Vrcelj. A quadratic piezoelectric multi-layer shell element for FE analysis of smart laminated composite plates induced by MFC actuators. Smart Materials and Structures. 2018; 27 (9):095004.

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Soheil Gohari; Shokrollah Sharifi; Rouzbeh Abadi; Mohammadreza Izadifar; Colin Burvill; Zora Vrcelj. 2018. "A quadratic piezoelectric multi-layer shell element for FE analysis of smart laminated composite plates induced by MFC actuators." Smart Materials and Structures 27, no. 9: 095004.

Journal article
Published: 01 March 2018 in Applied Mathematical Modelling
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Yanni Bouras; Dušan Zorica; Teodor M. Atanacković; Zora Vrcelj. A non-linear thermo-viscoelastic rheological model based on fractional derivatives for high temperature creep in concrete. Applied Mathematical Modelling 2018, 55, 551 -568.

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Yanni Bouras, Dušan Zorica, Teodor M. Atanacković, Zora Vrcelj. A non-linear thermo-viscoelastic rheological model based on fractional derivatives for high temperature creep in concrete. Applied Mathematical Modelling. 2018; 55 ():551-568.

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Yanni Bouras; Dušan Zorica; Teodor M. Atanacković; Zora Vrcelj. 2018. "A non-linear thermo-viscoelastic rheological model based on fractional derivatives for high temperature creep in concrete." Applied Mathematical Modelling 55, no. : 551-568.

Journal article
Published: 01 December 2017 in Engineering Structures
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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. Non-linear in-plane buckling of shallow concrete arches subjected to combined mechanical and thermal loading. Engineering Structures 2017, 152, 413 -423.

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Yanni Bouras, Zora Vrcelj. Non-linear in-plane buckling of shallow concrete arches subjected to combined mechanical and thermal loading. Engineering Structures. 2017; 152 ():413-423.

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Yanni Bouras; Zora Vrcelj. 2017. "Non-linear in-plane buckling of shallow concrete arches subjected to combined mechanical and thermal loading." Engineering Structures 152, no. : 413-423.

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Published: 01 May 2017 in Journal of Engineering Mechanics
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In this paper, the problem of determining the dynamic stability boundary (critical value of the axial force) of an axially loaded nonlocal rod of Eringen’s type is considered. The rod is positioned on a viscoelastic foundation of the Pasternak type. Constitutive equations containing fractional derivatives of real and complex order are used to model the viscoelasticity of the foundation. The influence of various model parameters on the value of critical axial load is examined.

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Dušan Zorica; Teodor M. Atanackovic; Zora Vrcelj; Branislava Novaković. Dynamic Stability of Axially Loaded Nonlocal Rod on Generalized Pasternak Foundation. Journal of Engineering Mechanics 2017, 143, D4016003 .

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Dušan Zorica, Teodor M. Atanackovic, Zora Vrcelj, Branislava Novaković. Dynamic Stability of Axially Loaded Nonlocal Rod on Generalized Pasternak Foundation. Journal of Engineering Mechanics. 2017; 143 (5):D4016003.

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Dušan Zorica; Teodor M. Atanackovic; Zora Vrcelj; Branislava Novaković. 2017. "Dynamic Stability of Axially Loaded Nonlocal Rod on Generalized Pasternak Foundation." Journal of Engineering Mechanics 143, no. 5: D4016003.

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Published: 01 February 2017 in Composite Structures
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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. A novel explicit solution for twisting control of smart laminated cantilever composite plates/beams using inclined piezoelectric actuators. Composite Structures 2017, 161, 477 -504.

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Soheil Gohari, S. Sharifi, Zora Vrcelj. A novel explicit solution for twisting control of smart laminated cantilever composite plates/beams using inclined piezoelectric actuators. Composite Structures. 2017; 161 ():477-504.

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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. 2017. "A novel explicit solution for twisting control of smart laminated cantilever composite plates/beams using inclined piezoelectric actuators." Composite Structures 161, no. : 477-504.

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Published: 01 June 2016 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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S. Sharifi; Soheil Gohari; M. Sharifiteshnizi; Zora Vrcelj. Numerical and experimental study on mechanical strength of internally pressurized laminated woven composite shells incorporated with surface-bounded sensors. Composites Part B: Engineering 2016, 94, 224 -237.

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S. Sharifi, Soheil Gohari, M. Sharifiteshnizi, Zora Vrcelj. Numerical and experimental study on mechanical strength of internally pressurized laminated woven composite shells incorporated with surface-bounded sensors. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2016; 94 ():224-237.

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S. Sharifi; Soheil Gohari; M. Sharifiteshnizi; Zora Vrcelj. 2016. "Numerical and experimental study on mechanical strength of internally pressurized laminated woven composite shells incorporated with surface-bounded sensors." Composites Part B: Engineering 94, no. : 224-237.

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Published: 01 June 2016 in Composite Structures
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In this paper, a new explicit exact analytical solution is proposed for obtaining static deformation and optimal shape control of smart laminated cantilever piezo composite hybrid plates and beams under thermo-electro-mechanical loads using piezoelectric actuators. The linear piezoelectricity and plates theories were adapted for the analysis. A novel double integral multivariable Fourier transformation method combined with discretised higher order partial differential unit step function equations were employed. The effect of various parameters including arbitrary loads such as non-uniform thermal stresses, electrical and mechanical loads, layup thickness, piezoelectric actuators size and placement, stacking sequence, and geometrical dimension were considered. The results were then compared with some published benchmark results and good agreement was observed. Unlike the earlier studies, the proposed method does not require the characteristic and trial deflection function to be predetermined. Both, the embedded and bounded actuators are considered. Until now, the shape control task of reducing mid-plane deformation at free end in smart laminated cantilever plates and beams was unsolvable and approximations were typically employed in numerical analysis [1]. This problem becomes even more complicated for wider and longer plates but the method proposed herein successfully resolves this issue.

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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. New explicit solution for static shape control of smart laminated cantilever piezo-composite-hybrid plates/beams under thermo-electro-mechanical loads using piezoelectric actuators. Composite Structures 2016, 145, 89 -112.

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Soheil Gohari, S. Sharifi, Zora Vrcelj. New explicit solution for static shape control of smart laminated cantilever piezo-composite-hybrid plates/beams under thermo-electro-mechanical loads using piezoelectric actuators. Composite Structures. 2016; 145 ():89-112.

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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. 2016. "New explicit solution for static shape control of smart laminated cantilever piezo-composite-hybrid plates/beams under thermo-electro-mechanical loads using piezoelectric actuators." Composite Structures 145, no. : 89-112.

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Published: 01 August 2015 in Composites Part B: Engineering
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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj; Mohd Y. Yahya. First-ply failure prediction of an unsymmetrical laminated ellipsoidal woven GFRP composite shell with incorporated surface-bounded sensors and internally pressurized. Composites Part B: Engineering 2015, 77, 502 -518.

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Soheil Gohari, S. Sharifi, Zora Vrcelj, Mohd Y. Yahya. First-ply failure prediction of an unsymmetrical laminated ellipsoidal woven GFRP composite shell with incorporated surface-bounded sensors and internally pressurized. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2015; 77 ():502-518.

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Soheil Gohari; S. Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj; Mohd Y. Yahya. 2015. "First-ply failure prediction of an unsymmetrical laminated ellipsoidal woven GFRP composite shell with incorporated surface-bounded sensors and internally pressurized." Composites Part B: Engineering 77, no. : 502-518.

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Published: 20 July 2015 in Composite Structures
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This paper presents a novel numerical procedure based on the state space approach for the static analysis of thick and laminated composite plates using the newly-developed reproducing kernel particle finite strip method (RKP-FSM). The concept relies on the combination of the RKP-FSM with the state space method to obtain a semi-analytical three-dimensional numerical technique suitable for the analysis of generally-laminated composite plates. The present formulation is based on the application of the RKP-FSM in the plane of the problem to approximate the in-plane variations of the displacements and stress components, while the state space method is adopted for predicting the stress and displacement components in the direction of the thickness. One of the interesting features of the approach adopted is that the number of unknowns in the final system of equations is independent of the number of material layers. The RKP-FSM was developed by replacing the spline function in the spline finite strip method by the 1-D shape functions of the generalised RKPM. Since a meshless method is utilised as the approximation tool in the longitudinal direction of the strips, enforcing the essential boundary conditions requires special procedures. A detailed description of the method developed for enforcing the boundary conditions is included. Several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the performance of the method and the results obtained are compared with available analytical and numerical solutions.

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M. Khezri; MohammadMahdi Gharib; M.A. Bradford; Zora Vrcelj. Analysis of thick and orthotropic rectangular laminated composite plates using a state-space-based generalised RKP-FSM. Composite Structures 2015, 133, 691 -706.

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M. Khezri, MohammadMahdi Gharib, M.A. Bradford, Zora Vrcelj. Analysis of thick and orthotropic rectangular laminated composite plates using a state-space-based generalised RKP-FSM. Composite Structures. 2015; 133 ():691-706.

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M. Khezri; MohammadMahdi Gharib; M.A. Bradford; Zora Vrcelj. 2015. "Analysis of thick and orthotropic rectangular laminated composite plates using a state-space-based generalised RKP-FSM." Composite Structures 133, no. : 691-706.

Research article
Published: 11 April 2015 in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
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A description is given of the development and use of the Reproducing Kernel Particle Finite Strip Method for the buckling and flexural vibration analysis of plates with intermediate supports and step thickness changes. The generalized 1‐D shape functions of the Reproducing Kernel Particle Method replace the spline functions in the conventional spline finite strip method in the longitudinal direction. The structure of the generalized Reproducing Kernel Particle Method makes it a suitable tool for dealing with derivative‐type essential boundary conditions, and its introduction in the finite strip method is beneficial for solving buckling and vibration problems for thin plates in which a number of the essential boundary conditions can include the first derivatives of the displacement function. Moreover, the modified corrected collocation method is further developed for the buckling and free vibration analysis of plates with abrupt thickness changes. This provides a versatile and powerful analysis capability which facilitates the analysis of problems including plate structures with abrupt thickness changes of its component plates. The application of the proposed technique for the treatment of discontinuities and the enforcement of the internal support conditions are illustrated with a series of numerical examples. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Mani Khezri; Mark A. Bradford; Zora Vrcelj. Application of RKP-FSM in the buckling and free vibration analysis of thin plates with abrupt thickness changes and internal supports. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 2015, 104, 125 -156.

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Mani Khezri, Mark A. Bradford, Zora Vrcelj. Application of RKP-FSM in the buckling and free vibration analysis of thin plates with abrupt thickness changes and internal supports. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2015; 104 (2):125-156.

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Mani Khezri; Mark A. Bradford; Zora Vrcelj. 2015. "Application of RKP-FSM in the buckling and free vibration analysis of thin plates with abrupt thickness changes and internal supports." International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 104, no. 2: 125-156.

Journal article
Published: 08 March 2015 in International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics
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This paper presents an analytical investigation on the buckling and post-buckling behavior of rotating nanorods subjected to axial compression and clamped at both ends. The nonlinear governing equations are derived based on the classical Euler–Bernoulli theory and Eringen's nonlocal elasticity model. The critical load parameters such as angular velocity and compressive axial force are determined for given values of nonlocality parameter. The validity, convergence and accuracy of the solutions are established by comparing them with known classical solutions. The numerical results show that an increase in the nonlocality parameter gives rise to an increase in post-buckling deformation.

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Teodor M. Atanackovic; Branislava N. Novakovic; Zora Vrcelj; Dušan Zorica. Rotating Nanorod with Clamped Ends. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 2015, 15, 1 .

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Teodor M. Atanackovic, Branislava N. Novakovic, Zora Vrcelj, Dušan Zorica. Rotating Nanorod with Clamped Ends. International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics. 2015; 15 (3):1.

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Teodor M. Atanackovic; Branislava N. Novakovic; Zora Vrcelj; Dušan Zorica. 2015. "Rotating Nanorod with Clamped Ends." International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 15, no. 3: 1.

Journal article
Published: 12 February 2015 in Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures
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Gholamali Sharifishourabi; Amran Ayob; Soheil Gohari; Mohd Yahya; Shokrollah Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. Flexural behavior of functionally graded slender beams with complex cross-section. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 2015, 10, 1 -16.

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Gholamali Sharifishourabi, Amran Ayob, Soheil Gohari, Mohd Yahya, Shokrollah Sharifi, Zora Vrcelj. Flexural behavior of functionally graded slender beams with complex cross-section. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures. 2015; 10 (1):1-16.

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Gholamali Sharifishourabi; Amran Ayob; Soheil Gohari; Mohd Yahya; Shokrollah Sharifi; Zora Vrcelj. 2015. "Flexural behavior of functionally graded slender beams with complex cross-section." Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures 10, no. 1: 1-16.

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Published: 01 July 2014 in Materials & Design
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G. Sharifishourabi; R. Alebrahim; S. Sharifi; A. Ayob; Z. Vrcelj; M.Y. Yahya. Mechanical properties of potentially-smart carbon/epoxy composites with asymmetrically embedded shape memory wires. Materials & Design 2014, 59, 486 -493.

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G. Sharifishourabi, R. Alebrahim, S. Sharifi, A. Ayob, Z. Vrcelj, M.Y. Yahya. Mechanical properties of potentially-smart carbon/epoxy composites with asymmetrically embedded shape memory wires. Materials & Design. 2014; 59 ():486-493.

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G. Sharifishourabi; R. Alebrahim; S. Sharifi; A. Ayob; Z. Vrcelj; M.Y. Yahya. 2014. "Mechanical properties of potentially-smart carbon/epoxy composites with asymmetrically embedded shape memory wires." Materials & Design 59, no. : 486-493.