Static Analysis of Bimodulus Laminated Composite Plates Subjected to Mechanical Loads Using Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory

2004 ◽  
Vol 23 (11) ◽  
pp. 1159-1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ganapathi ◽  
B. P. Patel ◽  
A. V. Lele
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Static Analysis ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
Mechanical Loads

A Simple Higher-Order Theory for Laminated Composite Plates

1984 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 745-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. N. Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Order Theory ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
First Order ◽  
First Order Theory

A higher-order shear deformation theory of laminated composite plates is developed. The theory contains the same dependent unknowns as in the first-order shear deformation theory of Whitney and Pagano [6], but accounts for parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains through the thickness of the plate. Exact closed-form solutions of symmetric cross-ply laminates are obtained and the results are compared with three-dimensional elasticity solutions and first-order shear deformation theory solutions. The present theory predicts the deflections and stresses more accurately when compared to the first-order theory.

scholarly journals A General Ritz Algorithm for Static Analysis of Arbitrary Laminated Composite Plates using First Order Shear Deformation Theory

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
RF Rango ◽  
FJ Bellomo ◽  
LG Nallim
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Conditions ◽  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Static Analysis ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
General Algorithm ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
First Order

 This paper is concerned with the bending of laminated composite plates with arbitrary lay-up and general boundary conditions. The analysis is based on the small deflection, first-order shear deformation theory of composite plates, which utilizes the Reissner-Mindlin plate theory. In solving the aforementioned plate problems, a general algorithm based on the Ritz method and the use of beam orthogonal polynomials as coordinate functions is derived. This general algorithm provides an analytical approximate solution that can be applied to the static analysis of moderately thick laminated composite plates with any lamination scheme and combination of edge conditions. The convergence, accuracy, and flexibility of the obtained general algorithm are shown by computing several numerical examples and comparing some of them with results given in the literature. Some results, including general laminates and nonsymmetrical boundary conditions with free edges, are also presented. 

Analysis of Deflections and Stresses for Laminated Composite Plates Based on a New Higher-Order Shear Deformation Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 226-228 ◽  
pp. 1725-1729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Jun Lan ◽  
Zhi Hua Feng
Keyword(s):  
Shear Deformation ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Virtual Work ◽  
Shear Deformation Theory ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Composite Plates ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Laminated Composite Plates ◽  
First Order ◽  
Shear Deformation Theories

Based on the new simple third-order shear deformation theory, the deflections and stresses of the simply surported symmetrical laminated composite plates are obtained by using the principle of virtual work .The solutions are compared with the solutions of three-dimensional elasticity theory, the first-order shear deformation theory and the Reddy’s higher order shear deformation theory . Results show that the presented new theory is more reliable, accurate, and cost-effective in computation than the first-order shear deformation theories and other simple higher-order shear deformation theories.

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