Analysis of Thick Rectangular Plates Laminated of Bimodulus Composite Materials.

Abstract

A mixed finite-element analysis is presented for static behavior of rectangular plates having finite transverse shear moduli and different elastic properties depending upon whether or not the fiber-direction strains are tensile or compressive. As a benchmark to evaluate the validity and accuracy of the finite-element analysis, a closed-form solution is presented for the particular case of an unsymmetric-cross-ply plate having freely supported edges and subjected to a sinusoidally distributed normal-pressure loading. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA080535

Entities

People

  • C. W. Bert
  • Junuthula N. Reddy
  • V. Sudhakar Reddy
  • W. C. Chao

Organizations

  • University of Oklahoma

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Differential Equations
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Laminates
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Military Research
  • Nuclear Engineering
  • Polymer Matrix Composites
  • Shear Modulus
  • Shear Stresses
  • Structural Mechanics

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Structural Dynamics.