A refined first-order shear-deformation theory and its justification by plane-strain bending problem of laminated plates

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-64

  Qi, Yunqian ^a   Knight Jr , Norman F ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DEFORMATION; INTEGRATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONSTANT TRANSVERSE DEFLECTION; DISPLACEMENT; FIRST-ORDER SHEAR-DEFORMATION THEORY; LAMINATED PLATES; PLANE-STRAIN BENDING; STRESS-WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHEAR STRAIN; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STRAIN;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030053441     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7683(95)00010-8     Document Type: Article

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