ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we discuss some fundamental problems concerning fiberreinforced composite laminates; i.e. the classical part of the general theory of composite materials.
The basic results existing in this field can be found, for instance, in the monographies due to Ashton and Whitney [3.1], Jones [3.2], Christensen [3.3], Tsai and Hahn [3.4], Cristescu [3.5], Whitney [3.6] and Gibson [3.7].
