This document provides an overview of laminated composite materials and refined plate theories used to model their behavior. It discusses how classical plate theory (CPT) and first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) have limitations for thick laminated composites due to neglecting transverse shear effects. Higher-order theories like trigonometric shear deformation theory (TSDT), hyperbolic shear deformation theory (HSDT), and second-order shear deformation theory (SSDT) are introduced to address these limitations. The objectives of the study are to develop new refined theories, establish their credibility by applying them to static flexure problems, and obtain results for laminated beams and plates under various loadings not widely available in literature.