An advanced higher-order theory for laminated composite plates with general lamination angles

DOI10.1007/s10409-011-0455-7zbMath1270.74124OpenAlexW2007408082MaRDI QIDQ362954

Wanji Chen, Hong Zhu, Zhen Wu

Publication date: 30 August 2013

Published in: Acta Mechanica Sinica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10409-011-0455-7

zbMATH Keywords

C\(^0\) continuity requirementhigherorder theorylaminated and sandwich compositestransverse shear stress

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Plates (74K20) Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Composite and mixture properties (74E30)

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