Journal articles

R. Masia, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Hygro-elasticity and moisture diffusivity analysis of periodically heterogeneous materials by hierarchical microscale models, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 273:112231. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2023.112231.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Buckling and fundamental frequency optimization of tow-steered composite plates using layer-wise structural models and evolutionary algorithm, AIAA Journal, 61(9):4149-4163. DOI: 10.2514/1.J062976.

J.A. Moreira, F. Moleiro, A.L. Araújo, A. Pagani, Equivalent single layer and layerwise models for flutter and buckling analysis of supersonic variable stiffness composite laminates, Thin-Walled Structures, 191:111012. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2023.111012.

J.A. Moreira, F. Moleiro, A.L. Araújo, A. Pagani, Analytical modeling of panel flutter and active control in supersonic variable stiffness composite laminates, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2022.2144970.

R. Azzara, E. Carrera, M. Filippi, A. Pagani, Vibration analysis of thermally loaded isotropic and composite beam and plate structures, Journal of Thermal Stresses, 46(5):369--386. DOI: 10.1080/01495739.2023.2188399.

A. Pagani, M. Petrolo, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, Stochastic characterization of fibre-matrix interface stress state in composite variable stiffness plates considering multiscale material uncertainties, International Journal of Engineering Science, 183:103787. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2022.103787.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, R. Masia, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Microscale thermo-elastic analysis of composite materials by high-order geometrically accurate finite elements, Composite Structures, 300:116105. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116105.

J.A. Moreira, F. Moleiro, A.L. Araújo, A. Pagani, Assessment of layerwise user-elements in Abaqus for static and free vibration analysis of variable stiffness composite laminates, Composite Structures, 303:116291. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116291.

Y. Yan, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Thermal buckling solutions of generic metallic and laminated structures: total and updated Lagrangian formulations via refined beam elements, Journal of Thermal Stresses, 45(8):669-694. DOI: 10.1080/01495739.2022.2090471.

J. Shen, M.R.T. Arruda, A. Pagani, Concrete damage analysis based on higher-order beam theories using fracture energy regularization, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2022.2098430.

A. Pagani, R. Azzara, E. Carrera, Geometrically nonlinear analysis and vibration of in-plane-loaded variable angle tow composite plates and shells, Acta Mechanica. DOI: 10.1007/s00707-022-03226-2.

J. Shen, A. Pagani, M.R.T. Arruda, E. Carrera, Exact component-wise solutions for 3D free vibration and stress analysis of hybrid steel–concrete composite beams, Thin-Walled Structures, 174:109094. DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2022.109094.

A. Pagani, R. Augello, E. Carrera, Numerical simulation of deployable ultra-thin composite shell structures for space applications and comparison with experiments, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2022.2037173.

E. Carrera, A. Pagani, R. Augello, Large deflection of composite beams by finite elements with node-dependent kinematics, Computational Mechanics, 69:1481–1500. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-022-02151-4.

A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Unified one-dimensional finite element for the analysis of hyperelastic soft materials and structures, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2021.2013585.

A. Pagani, M. Enea, E. Carrera, Quasi-static fracture analysis by coupled three-dimensional peridynamics and high order one-dimensional finite elements based on local elasticity, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 123(4):1098-1113. DOI: 10.1002/nme.6890.

Z. Zhao, P. Liu, H. Dang, Y. Chen, C. Zhang, A. Pagani, Understanding the critical role of boundary conditions in meso-scale finite element simulation of braided composites, Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 5:39-49. DOI: 10.1007/s42114-021-00284-3.

Y. Yang, E. Carrera, A. Pagani, Free vibration analysis of curved metallic and composite beam structures using a novel variable-kinematic DQ method, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2021.1909784.

M. Filippi, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, High-order finite beam elements for propagation analyses of arbitrary-shaped one-dimensional waveguides, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 29(13):1883-1891. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2020.1842951.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, R. Azzara, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Accurate stress analysis of variable angle tow shells by high-order equivalent-single-layer and layer-wise finite element models. Materials, 14(21):6486. DOI: 10.3390/ma14216486.

A. Pagani, R. Azzara, R. Augello, E. Carrera, Stress States in Highly Flexible Thin-Walled Composite Structures by Unified Shell Model. AIAA Journal, 59(10):1–14. DOI: 10.2514/1.j060024.

Y. Yan, B. Liu, Y. Xing, E. Carrera, A. Pagani, Free vibration analysis of variable stiffness composite laminated beams and plates by novel hierarchical differential quadrature finite elements. Compososite Structures, 274:114364 . DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114364.

A. Pagani, M. Enea, E. Carrera, Component-wise damage detection by neural networks and refined FEs training, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 509:116255. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2021.116255.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, M. Petrolo, C. Zhang, Buckling sensitivity of tow-steered plates subjected to multiscale defects by high-order finite elements and polynomial chaos expansion, Materials, 14:2706. DOI: 10.3390/ma14112706.

E. Carrera, R. Azzara, E. Daneshkhah, A. Pagani, B. Wu, Buckling and post-buckling of anisotropic flat panels subjected to axial and shear in-plane loadings accounting for classical and refined structural and nonlinear theories, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 133:103716. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2021.103716.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, Stochastic stress analysis and failure onset of variable angle tow laminates affected by spatial fibre variations, Composites Part C, 4:100091. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2020.100091.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, Influence of fibre misalignments on buckling performance of variable stiffness composites using layerwise models and random fields, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 29(3):384-399. DOI: 10.1080/15376494.2020.1771485.

A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Coupling 3D peridynamics and high order 1D finite elements for the linear static analysis of solid beams and thin-walled reinforced structures, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 121(22):5066-5081. DOI: 10.1002/NME.6510.

E. Zappino, M. Filippi, A. Pagani, M. Petiti, E. Carrera, Experimental and numerical analysis of 3D printed open-hole plates reinforced with carbon fibers, Composites Part C, 22:100007. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomc.2020.100007.

Proceedings

A. Pagani, Multi-scale reliability-based design optimization of tow-steered composite laminates, 2nd International Conference on Computations for Science and Engineering (ICCSE2), Rimini, Italy, 30 August-2 September, 2022.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, R. Masia, A. Pagani, E. Zappino, E. Carrera, Multiscale thermoelastic analyses of fibre-reinforced composites by high-order unified finite element models, 25th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS25), Porto, Portugal, 19-22 July 2022.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, M. Petrolo, E. Carrera, Stochastic microscale stresses prediction of variable angle tow plates considering multiscale defects employing unified finite elements and mechanics of structure genome, 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV) - 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM-VIII), Yokohama, Japan, 31 July - 5 August, 2022.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Optimisation of multi-layered structures using a multispecies genetic algorithm and high-order structural models, 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV) - 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM-VIII), Yokohama, Japan, 31 July - 5 August, 2022.

A. Pagani, High order models for large displacement and large strain analysis of advanced materials and structures, 2nd European – South American Workshop on Composite Materials and Structures (ESACOMP), June 13-16, 2022, Lima, Peru.

R. Azzara, M. Filippi, R. Augello, E. Carrera, A. Pagani, Nonlinear dynamic analyses of isotropic and composite structures using refined and unified one-dimensional finite elements, International Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (IConSoM), Alghero, Italy, 13-16 June, 2022.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, E. Zappino, E. Carrera, Advanced finite elements for modelling additive-manufactured composite components, 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation, Co-organized by ESA and NASA, 7-11 March 2022.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Optimisation of additive-manufactured variable-stiffness composite components, 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation, Co-organized by ESA and NASA, 7-11 March 2022.

A. R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Reliability-based design optimization of tow-steered composite plates employing high-order CUF-based finite elements, AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (SciTech 2021), San Diego, CA, USA, January 3-7, 2022.

A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Global/local and advanced multi-scale simulation of composite TRAC booms, 72nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Dubai, UAE, 25-29 October, 2021.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, I.S. Zàrate, Mechanical performance of variable stiffness composite plates subjected to multiscale defects, American Society for Composites 36th Technical Conference (ASC36), College Station, TX, September 19 - 21, 2021.

J. Shen, A. Pagani, M.R. Arruda, Three-dimensional stress and free vibration analysis of steel-concrete composite beams using high order theories and closed-form solutions, 7th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (MECHCOMP7), Porto, Portugal, 1-3 September, 2021.

A. Pagani, R. Augello, E. Carrera, Large deflection of composite beams by finite elements with node-dependent kinematics, 7th International Conference on Mechanics of Composites (MECHCOMP7), Porto, Portugal, 1-3 September, 2021.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, Advanced models for the analysis of variable stiffness composites with manufactured-induced gaps and overlaps, Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics - XXV International Conference (AIDAA 2021), Pisa, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2021.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, R. Azzara, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Stress analysis of variable angle tow shells by high-order unified finite elements, Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics - XXV International Conference (AIDAA 2021), Pisa, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2021.

R. Azzara, E. Carrera, A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A numerical nonlinear vibration-buckling investigation of variable stiffness composite plate and shell structures, Italian Association of Aeronautics and Astronautics - XXV International Conference (AIDAA 2021), Pisa, Italy, August 31 - September 3, 2021.

A. Pagani, T. Cavallo, E. Zappino, E. Carrera, CUF-based finite elements for the free-edge stress concentration analysis of composite coupons and structures, 25th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM), Milano, Italy, August 23-28, 2021.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, Reliability design optimisation of classic composite plates using a CUF-based layerwise approach, 24th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS24), Porto, Portugal, 14-18 June 2021.

R. Augello, E. Carrera, A. Pagani, D. Scano, Advanced FEs for the analysis of composite structure with global/local and node-dependent kinematics approaches, 24th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS24), Porto, Portugal, 14-18 June 2021.

R. Augello, X. Xu, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, On the effectiveness of composite layers reinforcements on the static behaviour of damaged civil structures through unified formulation, 24th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS24), Porto, Portugal, 14-18 June 2021.

A. Pagani, A.R. Sanchez-Majano, Buckling performance of variable stiffness composites considering material uncertainties via multiscale stochastic fibre volumes, 2nd International Conference on Theoretical, Analytical and Computational Methods for Composite Materials and Composite Structures (ICOMP2021), Online conference, March 5-7 2021.

A.R. Sanchez-Majano, A. Pagani, E. Carrera, Sensitivity analysis of variable stiffness composite plates by CUF-based layerwise models, 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIV)/8th European Conference on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2020), Virtual Congress, 11-15 January, 2021.

A. Pagani, E. Carrera, A. Hasanyan, S. Pellegrino, Advanced simulation and testing of composite TRAC longerons, 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC), The CyberSpace Edition, 12-14 October, 2020.