PhD Thesis in Department of Mechanical Engineering at UKZN : S. Shaikh 961129282
 

2007-05-16

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PhD Thesis in Department of Mechanical Engineering at UKZN : S. Shaikh 961129282

 
Comparison

Comparing the attached journal paper (the Paper) entitled :
Rational transverse shear deformation higher-order theory of anisotropic laminated plates and shells

 
by authors V. G. Piskunov, V. E. Verijenko, S. Adali, P. Y. Tabakov , V. K. Prisyazhnyouk and S. G. Buryhin
         [received 1 May 2000, available online 31 July 2001]


to Pages 49 to 51 (previously missing) of the Thesis entitled :
Development of higher-order theories for the analysis of laminated composite structures under static and thermal loading

 
submitted by S. Shaik in November 2002
 
I find as follows :


1.      Tables 2 to 4 on Pg  6516 of Paper are identical to Tables 2.3 to 2.5 Pp 50 to 51 of  Chapter 2 of Thesis.

2.      It is clear that the Thesis includes material previously draft by other authors, in this case V. G. Piskunov, V. E. Verijenko, S. Adali, P. Y. Tabakov , V. K. Prisyazhnyouk and S. G. Buryhin.

3.      The Paper is neither cited nor acknowledged in the Thesis.

4.      Shaik is clearly neither the doer of the work reported in the Thesis nor the developer of the higher-order theory which he claims in his Thesis.

5.      Beyond on any doubt the Thesis is plagiarism of other people's work.

6.      Beyond any reasonable doubt it can be concluded that this is not the own unaided work of the PhD candidate as attested in his declaration on Page ii of the Thesis.



Richard Young 
PrEng, MSc(Eng), PhD