Nonlinear analysis of imperfect laminated thin plates under transverse and in-plane loads and resting on an elastic foundation by a semi-analytical approach

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-227

  Yang, J ^a,b   Zhang, L ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ASPECT RATIO; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTICITY; GALERKIN METHODS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STIFFNESS;

LAMINATED THIN PLATES; WINKLER ELASTIC FOUNDATIONS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0034313218     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(00)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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