On refined theories of composite laminates
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A review of the developments in the displacement-based theories of plates is presented. It is shown that many of the third-order theories reported in the literature are based on the same or equivalent displacement field, and are thus lead to the same results. A strain-consistent third-order theory is presented, which contains most existing third-order plate theories as special cases. The layer-wise laminate plate theory proposed by the author is also reviewed. The accuracy of the theories is evaluated by comparing the numerical solutions with those of the three-dimensional elasticity theory. 1990 Pitagora Editrice Bologna.
