EAS
Enhanced assumed strain
FE
Finite element
FI
Full integration
FOSD
First-order shear deformation
GPI
Generalized-proportional-integral
HOSD
Higher order shear deformation
LIN5
LINear shell theory with five parameters
LQG
Linear quadratic Gaussian
LQR
Linear quadratic regulator
LRT5
Fully geometrically nonlinear shell theory with five parameters
LRT56 Large rotation theory with six parameters expressed by five nodal DOFs
MEE
Magneto-electro-elastic structures
MFC
Macro-fiber composite
MRT5
Moderate rotation theory with five parameters
PI
Proportional-integral
PVDF
Polyvinylidene fluoride
PZT
Lead Zirconate Titanate
RVE
Representative volume element
RVK5
Refined von Kármán type nonlinear shell theory with five parameters
SOSD
Second-order shear deformation
SRI
Selectively reduced integration
TL
Total lagrangian
TOSD
Third-order shear deformation
URI
Uniformly reduced integration
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