Refined global-local higher-order theory for angle-ply laminated plates under thermo-mechanical loads and finite element model

Composite Structures

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 643-658

  Wu, Zhen ^a   Chen, Wanji ^a   Ren, Xiaohui ^a  

^a SHENYANG AEROSPACE UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Angle ply composite plates; Refined global local higher order theory; Refined triangular element RDKT; Thermo mechanical response

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATES; LAMINATING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROGRAMMING THEORY; REFINING; STRAIN; STRESSES; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL SPRAYING; THERMOMECHANICAL TREATMENT;

ANGLE-PLY COMPOSITE PLATES; ANGLE-PLY LAMINATED COMPOSITES; ANGLE-PLY LAMINATES; BENDING PROBLEMS; COUPLED BENDING; CROSS-PLY PLATES; DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; KIRCHHOFF PLATES; LAMINATE THEORIES; LAMINATED PLATES; LAYER NUMBERS; NORMAL STRAINS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; REFINED GLOBAL-LOCAL HIGHER-ORDER THEORY; REFINED THEORIES; REFINED TRIANGULAR ELEMENT RDKT; SANDWICH PLATES; TEMPERATURE LOADS; THERMAL EXPANSION PROBLEMS; THERMO-MECHANICAL LOADINGS; THERMO-MECHANICAL LOADS; THERMO-MECHANICAL RESPONSE; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STRESS;

NUMBER THEORY;

BENDING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 59649112829     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.06.011     Document Type: Article

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