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Are “Higher-Order” and “Layer-wise Zig-Zag” Plate & Shell Theories Necessary for Functionally Graded Materials and Structures?

Yaping Zhang¹, Qifeng Fan², Leiting Dong^2,3, Satya N. Atluri⁴

1 Taizhou Polytechnic College, China.
2 School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, China.
3 Corresponding Author, Email: dong.leiting@gmail.com
4 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, USA.