Unsymmetrically Laminated Composite Plates

Laminated composite plates david roylance department of materials science and engineering massachusetts institute of technology cambridge ma 02139 february 10 2000 introduction.

Unsymmetrically laminated composite plates.

Diaconu a 1 paul m. Ds dxdy and 0 0 0 0 0 qx 0 0 000 0 q 9y o 0 0 0 def 000 d 0 0 0 0 9 qy o 3z o 0 0 0 c 000 a 8 0 4 taking the first variation of eqn 3. Buckling optimization unsymmetrically laminated plates introduction the composite laminate plates in service are commonly subjected to compressive forces which may cause buckling. Hyer co chair daniel j.

A higher order theory for free vibration of unsymmetrically laminated composite and sandwich plates finite element evaluations computers structures vol. Deformations of in plane loaded unsymmetrically laminated composite plates majed a. Deflection shape changes are observed in a long rectangular plate. Ds dydz def def ds dzdx.

Substitution of these nondimensional variables into eqn 2 yields m n e atdoudv t id j r3 t t a 2 t u ds r2 a sadv a 2 3 free edge effects in unsymmetrically laminated composite plates 15 where dv dxdydz. Postbuckling of symmetrically lami nated antisymmetric angle ply and deflection of unsymmetrically laminated composite plates under mechanical and thermal loads are studied. Majeed dissertation submitted to the faculty of the virginia polytechnic institute and state university in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctor of philosophy in mechanical engineering michael w. The linear buckling mode shapes used to model the postbuckling deflection are investigated.

The buckling resistance of composite laminate. Fig 5 shows the surface of the laminated composite plates. This paper deals for the first time with a higher order displacement model. Postbuckling of long unsymmetrically laminated composite plates under axial compression cezar g.

5 an exact approach to the elastic state of stress of shear deformable antisymmetric angle ply laminated plates. Hence structural instability becomes a major concern in safe and reliable design of the composite plates. Fiber reinforced composite materials for example consist of high strength and high modulus fibers in a matrix material. The present authors have also developed a simple isoparametric formulation 15 of the displacement model given by lo et al 6 for laminated plates.

Composite materials consist of two or more materials which together produce desirable properties that may not be achieved with any of the constituents alone. Received in revised form 19 january 2006. Reinforced steel bars embedded in concrete provide an example of fiber reinforced composites. Weaver b a straero research institute bucharest 77619 romania b department of aerospace engineering university of bristol bristol bs8 1tr uk received 12 july 2005.

Unsymmetrically laminated composite plates.