Stability of laminated plates using finite strip method based on a higher-order plate theory

Composite Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-76

  Wang, W J ^a   Tseng, Y P ^b   Lin, K J ^c  

^a Department of Civil Engineering   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

FINITE STRIP METHOD; HIGHER ORDER PLATE THEORY; LAMINATED PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0029780637     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(95)00132-8     Document Type: Article

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