Elasticity solution for delamination buckling of plates

Haozhong Gu, Aditi Chattopadhyay

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Abstract

An elasticity theory based approach is developed for delamination buckling of simply-supported composite laminates whose behavior is referred to as cylindrical bending. The approach assures an accurate description of the transverse shear and the transverse normal effects in delamination buckling of composite plates. The uniform prebuckling stress assumption, which is equivalent to the membrane assumption used in plate theories, is made for deriving the elasticity theory based buckling equations. The closed-form expressions for the displacements and stresses are derived and the nonlinear eigenvalue equations are presented which are used to solve for critical loads. The results obtained from the elasticity solution are compared with the critical loads furnished by the existing classical laminate theory and a previously developed higher-order shear deformation theory. The solution provides a means of accurate assessment of existing two-dimensional plate theories.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationCollection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
PublisherAIAA
Pages2543-2551
Number of pages9
Volume4
StatePublished - 1996
EventProceedings of the 1996 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Part 4 (of 4) - Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Duration: Apr 15 1996Apr 17 1996

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OtherProceedings of the 1996 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. Part 4 (of 4)
CitySalt Lake City, UT, USA
Period4/15/964/17/96

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Architecture

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