Isogeometric analysis of laminated composite and sandwich plates using a new inverse trigonometric shear deformation theory

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2014

Authors

Chien H Thai (Author) Other; Ferreira, AJM (Author) FEUP; Bordas, SPA (Author) Other; Rabczuk, T (Author) Other; Nguyen Xuan, H (Author) Other

Journal

Title: European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Vol. 43

Pages: 89-108

ISSN: 0997-7538

Publisher: Elsevier

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Mechanical engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-006-HYH

DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2013.09.001

Abstract (EN): This paper presents a new inverse tangent shear deformation theory (ITSDT) for the static, free vibration and buckling analysis of laminated composite and sandwich plates. In the present theory, shear stresses are vanished at the top and bottom surfaces of the plates and shear correction factors are no longer required. A weak form of the static, free vibration and buckling models for laminated composite and sandwich plates based on ITSDT is then derived and is numerically solved using an isogeometric analysis (IGA). The proposed formulation requires C-1-continuity generalized displacements and hence basis functions used in IGA fulfill this requirement. Numerical examples are provided to show high efficiency of the present method compared with other published solutions.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 20