Thermal effects on laminated composite shells containing interfacial imperfections

The effect of thermal loads on imperfectly bonded laminated composite shell s is studied. The interfacial imperfections necessitate that conditions req uiring the continuity of surface tractions and displacements between adjoin ing faces be suitably modified, and interfacial damage properly accounted f or. Both mechanical and thermal interfacial imperfections are characterized by interfacial parameters in the non-lineal equations of motions. Results are presented for two static linear problems. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd . All rights reserved.