The performance of the present theory is compared with that of other sandwich theories by the presentation of comparative results obtained for several examples encompassing different material properties and geometric parameters.
Equations (10.14) and (10.15), which are the basis of the present theory, are mathematically exact.
The development of the present theory is based on the Variational Asymptotic Method (VAM).
Finally, the results of the present theory are compared to those presented in the literature.
Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the validity of the present theory.
Therefore, the number of unknowns of the present theory was reduced from two to one.
Results of the present theory show good agreement with the reference solutions.
The results of the present theory are in good agreement with experimental data and field measurements available.
In order to assure the accuracy of the present theory, convergence properties of the critical temperatures are examined in detail.
The accuracy and efficiency of the present theory is validated by comparing it with various available solutions in the literature.
Through the numerical examples of partially coupled analysis, the accuracy and efficiency of the present theory are demonstrated.
