On a consistent first-order shear-deformation theory for laminated plates

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 397-405

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

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. laminates; C. analytical modelling; Shear deformation theory

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

DISPLACEMENT; FIRST ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY; LAMINATED PLATE; QI AND KNIGHT THEORY; REISSNER AND MINDLIN THEORY; SHEAR STRAIN DISTRIBUTION; TRANSVERSE SHEAR CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONSHIP; TRANSVERSE STRAIN DISPLACEMENT RELATIONSHIP;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030651488     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(96)00058-3     Document Type: Article

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