Implementation of Third Order Plate Theory for use in Existing Finite Element Software

Sandwich plates and layered composites are common in many structural applications because of their combination of high stiffness and low weight. These plates combine top and bottom layers of high Young's modulus with intermediate layers of material carrying predominantly shear loads. Finite ele...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Portier, Sarah
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Tech 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/79680
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05192006-093252/