Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates

"Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates" is first one in a series of modules to cover all aspects of mechanics of laminated composite and sandwich structures. Each module supports specific topic and corresponding web-based solvers https://3pcomposites.com/. 3pcmodule006 focuses on "Analysis of Laminated Plates" and provides comprehensive treatment for analysis of laminated composite plates by discussing various linear and nonlinear, classical, higher-order transverse shear deformable...
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"Analyses of Laminated Composite Plates" is first one in a series of modules to cover all aspects of mechanics of laminated composite and sandwich structures. Each module supports specific topic and corresponding web-based solvers https://3pcomposites.com/. 3pcmodule006 focuses on "Analysis of Laminated Plates" and provides comprehensive treatment for analysis of laminated composite plates by discussing various linear and nonlinear, classical, higher-order transverse shear deformable and classical laminated plate theories. Key expressions for internal and external virtual work, the strain-displacement relations, constitutive laws, equilibrium equations and associated boundary conditions are presented in concise manner along with many numerical examples illustrating the effects of anisotropy on the bending, buckling and free vibrations of laminated composite plates. The module is written in a non-traditional format using more than 650 PowerPoint slides to explain various plate theories and provide the key mathematical formulations in the mechanics of laminated composite structures with less verbiage and optimal explanations. Many useful analytical expressions for displacements, bending moments, critical buckling loads and natural frequencies of vibrations are provided for practical analyses of rectangular and non-rectangular laminated composite plates.