A SIMPLE HIGHER-ORDER THEORY FOR LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • A higher-order shear deformation theory of laminated composite plates is developed. The theory contains the same dependent unknowns as in the first-order shear deformation theory of Whitney and Pagano, but accounts for parabolic distribution of the transverse shear strains through the thickness of the plate. Exact closed-form solutions of symmetric cross-ply laminates are obtained and the results are compared with three-dimensional elasticity solutions and first-order shear deformation theory solutions. The theory predicts the deflections and stresses more accurately when compared to the first-order theory.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME

author list (cited authors)

  • REDDY, J. N.

citation count

  • 3158

complete list of authors

  • REDDY, JN

publication date

  • December 1984