A refined zigzag nonlinear first-order shear deformation theory of composite laminated plates

Composite Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-83

  Fares, M E ^a   Elmarghany, M Kh ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Composite laminated plates; Continuity conditions for the shear stresses; First order theory; Mixed variational formulation; Zigzag piecewise displacements

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ELASTICITY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

FIRST-ORDER THEORY; MIXED VARIATIONAL FORMULATION; ZIGZAG PIECEWISE DISPLACEMENTS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS;

EID: 34548682540     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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