COUPLING TERM MAKES TEMPERATURE-FIELDS UNSYMMETRIC IN LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES

Authors
PRAMILA A
Citation
A. Pramila, COUPLING TERM MAKES TEMPERATURE-FIELDS UNSYMMETRIC IN LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES, Computers & structures, 66(5), 1998, pp. 509-512
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Computers & structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
00457949
Volume
66
Issue
5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
509 - 512
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7949(1998)66:5<509:CTMTUI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The importance of the coupling term k(xy) in heat conduction analysis of laminated, fibre reinforced plates is considered. A simple proof is given which shows that even with symmetric boundary conditions the te mperature field in an off axis ply or in a general laminate cannot be symmetric. Moreover an example problem is presented which indicates th at very large errors can occur when the coupling term is neglected. (C ) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.