General solutions for the statics of anisotropic, transversely inhomogeneous elastic plates in terms of complex functions

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 596-628

  Soldatos, Kostas P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C analytic functions; Elastic material; Plates

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRETCHING;

COMPLEX FUNCTION; ELASTIC PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33847143151     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286506052340     Document Type: Article

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