“…Plates are basic structural members which are used extensively in many disciplines like mechanical, civil, aerospace, and marine engineering, and in offshore structures. Because of their practical importance, the analysis of plates has always received significant interest, and thousands of studies have been published [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. These studies may be categorized into various ways with regard to (i) the shape of the plate, (ii) the plate theory, (iii) the solution method, (iv) the material properties, (v) the boundary conditions, (vi) the scope of research (bending, buckling, or vibration), (vii) the type of analysis (theoretical, experimental or computational), and (viii) the classifications based on the thickness (membrane, thin, moderately thick or thick [13].…”