SPLINE FINITE STRIP ANALYSIS OF THE BUCKLING AND VIBRATION OF COMPOSITE PRISMATIC PLATE STRUCTURES

Authors
Citation
S. Wang et Dj. Dawe, SPLINE FINITE STRIP ANALYSIS OF THE BUCKLING AND VIBRATION OF COMPOSITE PRISMATIC PLATE STRUCTURES, International journal of mechanical sciences, 39(10), 1997, pp. 1161-1180
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics,"Engineering, Mechanical
ISSN journal
00207403
Volume
39
Issue
10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1161 - 1180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-7403(1997)39:10<1161:SFSAOT>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A spline finite strip capability is described for predicting the buckl ing stresses and natural frequencies of vibration of prismatic plate s tructures which may be of composite laminated construction with arbitr ary lay-ups. The plate structures may have general boundary conditions . The capability embraces analyses based on the use of first-order she ar deformation prate theory and of classical plate theory, and utilize s substructuring procedures which include the use of superstrips. The theoretical development is not detailed since the present paper report s a very direct extension of a theoretical study developed for the ana lysis of single plates in an earlier paper in this Journal [1]. A cons iderable range of buckling and vibration applications is documented an d comparison of spline finite strip numerical values of buckling stres ses and frequencies is made with results. generated using the semi-ana lytical finite strip method and, in some cases, the finite element met hod. Buckled and vibrational mode shapes are presented for some applic ations. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.