Buckling Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates Using Higher Order Semi—Analytical Finite Strip Method

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid R. Ovesy ◽  
Sayyed Amir M. Ghannadpour ◽  
Mohammad H. Sherafat
Keyword(s):  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Buckling Analysis ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Strip Method ◽  
Finite Strip Method

Bubble Complex Finite Strip Method in the Stability and Vibration Analysis of Orthotropic Laminated Composite Plates

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (09) ◽  
pp. 2050106
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sekhavatjou ◽  
Mojtaba Azhari ◽  
Saeid Sarrami-Foroushani
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Vibration Analysis ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Finite Strip ◽  
Finite Strip Method ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Zigzag Theory

In this study, a bubble complex finite strip method (BCFSM) with the higher-order zigzag theory is formulated for mechanical buckling and free vibration analysis of laminated composite plates, including cross-ply and angle-ply laminates. Few studies have been done to obtain the analytical solutions for clamped and free boundary conditions in the longitudinal and transverse edges. Therefore, this study, for the first time, investigates the effects of various boundary conditions on the stability and vibration results of laminated composite plates subjected to axial or pure shear forces with the use of higher-order zigzag theory and BCFSM. Following this, both the interlaminar continuity conditions of transverse shear stresses and the shear-free surface conditions are satisfied by applying a cubic displacement and a zigzag linear varying displacement with the same number of unknowns as the first-order shear deformation theories. Moreover, the effects of width-to-thickness ratio, fiber orientation, number of modes, different dimensional ratios of the plate, and finally, the number of layers are investigated through numerical examples. The bubble shape functions are exploited in the transverse direction to improve the convergence of the method. Finally, the shearing and axial interaction diagrams of composite laminated plates are presented for various types of boundary conditions.

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