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Stability Analysis of Symmetric Laminated Composite Plates with Geometric Imperfections Under Longitudinal Temperature Gradient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2011

A. Owhadi  and
B. Samsam Shariat
A. Owhadi*
Affiliation:
The School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
B. Samsam Shariat*
Affiliation:
The School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
*
*Assistant Professor
**Corresponding author
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Abstract

Thermal buckling behaviour of rectangular laminated composite plates with initial geometrical imperfections is investigated in this article. The equilibrium, stability, and compatibility equations of an imperfect composite plate are derived using the first order shear deformation plate theory. The plate is assumed to be under longitudinal temperature rise. Resulting equations are used to obtain the thermal buckling load of the composite plate in closed-form solutions. The effect of initial imperfections on buckling loads are discussed.

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Thermal bucklingCompositePlate.
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Journal of Mechanics , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , June 2009 , pp. 161 - 165
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Copyright © The Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, R.O.C. 2009

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