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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/eas.2019.17.3.257

Bending behavior of laminated composite plates using the refined four-variable theory and the finite element method  

Bouazza, Mokhtar (Department of Civil Engineering, University Tahri Mohamed of Bechar)
Becheri, Tawfiq (Department of Civil Engineering, University Tahri Mohamed of Bechar)
Boucheta, Abderrahmane (Department of Civil Engineering, University Tahri Mohamed of Bechar)
Benseddiq, Noureddine (Mechanics Laboratory of Lille, CNRS UMR 8107, University of Lille 1)
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Earthquakes and Structures / v.17, no.3, 2019 , pp. 257-270 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to analyze the bending behavior of laminated composite plates using the refined fourvariable theory and the finite element method approach using an ANSYS 12 computational code. The analytical model is based on the multilayer plate theory of shear deformation of the nth-order proposed by Xiang et al 2011 using the theory principle developed by Shimpi and Patel 2006. Unlike other theories, the number of unknown functions in the present theory is only four, while five or more in the case of other theories of shear deformation. The formulation of the present theory is based on the principle of virtual works, it has a strong similarity with the classical theory of plates in many aspects, it does not require shear correction factor and gives a parabolic description of the shear stress across the thickness while filling the condition of zero shear stress on the free edges. The analysis is validated by comparing results with those in the literature.
Keywords
laminated; bending; refined nth-order shear deformation theory; finite element method;
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