Pathak, Anup KumarAnup KumarPathakPadhee, Srikant ShekharSrikant ShekharPadhee2025-08-312025-08-312025-01-0110.1080/15397734.2025.24776552-s2.0-105000668524https://d8.irins.org/handle/IITG2025/28353This work presents a novel method for efficiently and accurately computing shear correction factors (SCFs) in laminated composite plates. The present approach utilizes the variational asymptotic method (VAM) to derive a reduced-order plate model, providing analytical expressions for transverse shear strains in terms of 2D variables (functions of in-plane coordinates only). By matching the transverse shear forces and strain energies from VAM to those from the classical first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) with SCFs, we extract the SCFs without cumbersome numerical evaluations. This method offers several advantages over traditional techniques: it is asymptotically accurate, computationally efficient, and provides insights into the influence of individual lamina thickness and lay-up sequence on SCFs. The presented approach can be extended to analyze the impact of other parameters such as boundary conditions and loading opening a scope for future investigations.falsefirst-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) | laminated composite plates | Shear correction factors (SCFs) | variational asymptotic method (VAM)Article153977426048-606220250arJournal0