A generalized higher-order theory for buckling of thick multi-layered composite plates with normal and transverse shear strains

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3011-3019

  Fiedler, Lars ^a   Lacarbonara, Walter ^b   Vestroni, Fabrizio ^b  

^a AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH   (Germany)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Buckling; Composite laminated plate; Cross over phenomenon; Cross ply angle ply plates; Orthotropic material; Shear deformation

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATED PLATES; CROSS-OVER PHENOMENA; CROSS-PLY/ANGLE-PLY PLATES; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIAL; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS;

BUCKLING; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATING; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

ORTHOTROPIC PLATES;

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULUS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL PROPERTY;

EID: 77954143373     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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