An efficient higher-order theory and finite element for laminated plates subjected to thermal loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-109

  Zhen, Wu ^a   Wanji, Chen ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Global local higher order shear deformation theory; Laminated composite plates; Refined triangular plate element PRT9; The discrete Kirchhoff element PDKT; Thermal stresses

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN; THERMAL LOAD; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

GLOBAL-LOCAL HIGHER-ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; REFINED TRIANGULAR PLATE ELEMENT; TRANSVERSE NORMAL STRESSES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 30944457513     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.01.034     Document Type: Article

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