“…The theories are characterised by an equivalent approximation degree known as the Reissner–Mindlin plate theory. Their comparison is discussed in [ 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 ], etc. Theoretical considerations can be found in [ 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ] for higher-order shear deformation theories as well.…”