Non-linear response of laminated plates and shells to thermomechanical loading: Implications of violation of interlaminar shear traction continuity requirement

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 27, 1999, Pages 4111-4147

  Librescu, Liviu ^a   Lin, Weiqing ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREQUENCIES; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESSURE; SHEAR STRESS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT; TRACTION (FRICTION); VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

COMPRESSIVE EDGE LOADS; INITIAL GEOMETRIC IMPERFECTIONS; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR TRACTION CONTINUITY REQUIREMENT; LAMINATED SHELL MODEL; LATERAL PRESSURE; NONLINEAR RESPONSE; SHELL CURVATURE; TANGENTIAL EDGE CONSTRAINTS; THERMOMECHANICAL LOADING; TRANSVERSE SHEAR;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032659772     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00185-1     Document Type: Article

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