The stress distribution in the composite cylindrical shells subjected to thermo-
mechanical loads can be greatly controlled by varying the mechanical and thermal properties
in the thickness direction. One way to achieve this is by varying the nanofillers content in
each layer which will vary properties such as modulus, thermal conductivity, specific heat
and the coefficient of linear thermal expansion. The newest among the carbonaceous
nanofillers in the form of powder are graphene nanoplatelets (G p ), which have better
capabilities to improve the properties of polymer composites at a low price and lower loading
contents compared to other nanoparticles. Therefore, the current work focuses on the static
thermo-mechanical and transient thermal analysis of multilayered glass/epoxy composite
cylindrical shells (GECC) with G p under internal pressure and 1D axisymmetric thermal
loading in the thickness direction using the finite element (FE) method. The G p induced
GECC (G p -GECC) models consist of multilayers of continuous fibre composites, with the
content of G p varying in each layer. The mechanical and thermal characterization of
glass/epoxy (GE) and GE with graphene nanoplatelets (G p -GE) is carried out, and the
obtained material properties are given as input to the FE models. The thermal properties of
the G p -GE composites, however, are dependent on the temperature. The temperature
dependence of the thermal properties of these materials affects the distribution of temperature
in the cylindrical shells with time. Exposure to high temperatures also causes decomposition
of the material in these structures. To this end, transient analysis is carried out for the
temperature distribution and mass retention in the G p -GECC subjected to thermal loads.