“…The LCEs system can be modelled as a simply supported laminated beam subjected to combined thermo-mechanical load. Many researchers have made great efforts in the analysis of laminated beams based on various theories, such as the classical beam theory (CBT) (Sharma and Kaur, 2015), first-order shear deformation theory (FOSDT) (Asadi et al, 2014) and higher-order shear deformation theory (HOSDT) (Thai and Vo, 2012;Wu and Zhao, 2012). The CBT based on Euler-Bernoulli hypothesis is popular in engineering due to its simplicity.…”