Stress Fields in Composite Laminates.
Abstract
A new theory is proposed to define the complete stress field within an arbitrary composite laminate. The theory is based upon and extension of Reissner's variational principle to laminated bodies. Weaknesses in previous laminate theories are discussed and it is demonstrated how these are overcome in the present formulation. Comparison with existing numerical elasticity solutions for a class of boundary value problems in which steep stress gradients are present shows extremely close agreement. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA048565
Entities
People
- N. J. Pagano
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory