Buckling of Laminated Composite Plates by a New Element Based on Higher Order Shear Deformation Theory

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-317

  Chakrabarti, A ^a   Sheikh, A H ^b  

^a JALPAIGURI GOVERNMENT ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION;

COMPOSITE PLATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0142063458     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10759410306754     Document Type: Article

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