A new plate bending element based on higher-order shear deformation theory for the analysis of composite plates

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 883-903

  Sheikh, A H ^a   Chakrabarti, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b JALPAIGURI GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Composite; Finite element; HSDT

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

REDDY PLATE THEORY;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0037809379     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-874X(02)00137-3     Document Type: Article

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