Transverse deflection of cross-ply laminated plates under combined in-plane and lateral loads (original) (raw)

The present work deals with the geometrically nonlinear behaviour of simply supported, square and rectangular, antisymmetrically laminated cross-ply plates. The formulation is based on the Mindlin plate theory. The finite element approach is used to solve nonlinear equations. Results are presented for plates subjected to combined uniaxial compression and lateral loads. The effect of the number of lay-ups and the aspect ratio on the load-deflection behaviour is studied and illustrated graphically.