Shear-Flexible Finite-Element Models of Laminated Composite Plates and Shells.

Abstract : Several finite-element models are applied to the linear static, stability, and vibration analysis of laminated composite plates and shells. The study is based on linear shallow-shell theory, with the effects of shear deformation, anisotropic material behavior, and bending-extensional coupling included. Both stiffness (displacement) and mixed finite-element models are considered. Discussion is focused on the effects of shear deformation and anisotropic material behavior on the accuracy and convergence of different finite-element models. Numerical studies are presented which show the effects of (a) increasing the order of the approximating polynomials, (b) adding internal degrees of freedom, and (c) using derivatives of generalized displacements as nodal parameters.

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