ABSTRACT

A major basic text on the theory and structural applications of laminated anisotropic plates. Detailed coverage of problems of bending under transverse load, stability, and free-vibrations, as well as laminated beams, expansional strain effects, curved plates, and free-edge effects.

chapter 1|15 pages

Theory of an Anisotropic Elastic Continuum

chapter 2|24 pages

Equations of a Laminated Anisotropic Plate

chapter 3|18 pages

Energy Formulation of Governing Equations

chapter 5|45 pages

Specially Orthotropic Plates

chapter 6|43 pages

Midplane Symmetric Laminates

chapter 7|31 pages

General Laminated Plates

chapter 9|28 pages

Laminated Cylindrical Plates

chapter 10|49 pages

Shear Deformation in Laminated Plates