Thermal postbuckling analysis of imperfect laminated plates on softening non-linear elastic foundations

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 719-728

  Shen, Hui Shen ^a   Williams, F W ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galerkin perturbation technique; Laminated plate; Non linear elastic foundation; Structural stability; Thermal postbuckling

Indexed keywords

LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CLASSICAL LAMINATED PLATE THEORY; COMPOSITE LAMINATED PLATE; ELASTIC FOUNDATION; GALERKIN PERTURBATION TECHNIQUE; PARABOLIC TEMPERATURE LOADING; PLATE FOUNDATION INTERACTION; POSTBUCKLING EQUILIBRIUM PATH; THERMAL BUCKLING LOAD; THERMAL POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031185986     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00027-4     Document Type: Article

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