Analytical solutions using a higher order refined computational model with 12 degrees of freedom for the free vibration analysis of antisymmetric angle-ply plates

Composite Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-216

  Swaminathan, K ^a   Patil, S S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical solutions; Angle ply plates; Free vibration; Higher order theory; Shear deformation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HAMILTONIANS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

ANGLE-PLY PLATES; HIGHER ORDER THEORY; SANDWICH PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRAIN; STRESS; VIBRATION;

EID: 34548681639     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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