Untruncated infinite series superposition method for accurate flexural analysis of isotropic/orthotropic rectangular plates with arbitrary edge conditions

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 83-92

  Bhaskar, K ^a   Sivaram, A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical solution; Orthotropic plates; Rectangular plates; Superposition method

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BENDING TESTS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ORTHOTROPIC PLATES; SUPERPOSITION METHOD; TRANSVERSE LOAD;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ELASTICITY; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36748999369     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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