Lupu, Bogdan D.LOJA, M.A.R.2024-11-062024-11-062024-04-18Lupu, B. D., & Loja, M. A. R. (2024). Modeling and analysis of Double-Double composite structures integrating piezoelectric materials. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2024.23389101537-6494http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17838Multifunctional materials and structures are increasingly important for innovative structural solutions. This work aims to model such structures constituted by Double-Double composites and piezoelectric materials. Besides the homogenization trend of these laminates as the number of the replicating sub-laminates grows, other features include simple ply drop placement, and card sliding to potentially save weight. To control the mechanical response, piezoelectrics along with several types of stacking were considered. The first-order shear deformation theory implemented via the finite element method was used to assess the model, and a set of verification and parametric studies was developed, resulting in a good performance confirmation.engAdaptive structurespiezoelectric materialsDouble-Double compositestapered laminatesfinite element modelingjournal article10.1080/15376494.2024.23389101537-6532