Date of Award

Spring 1974

Document Type

Thesis

Department

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Program/Concentration

Mechanical Engineering

Committee Director

E. A. Thornton

Committee Member

K. H. Murray

Committee Member

J. H. Murray

Committee Member

J. H. Heinbockel

Call Number for Print

Special Collections; LD4331.E53T83

Abstract

The behavior of laminated plates with coupled extension-bending was investigated using the finite element method. A stiffness matrix for a rectangular element with 20 degrees of freedom was developed using a symbolic mathematics interpreter program. A finite element analysis program was written for the analysis of flat plate. Results i for plate deformations and internal moment distributions are compared with existing exact solutions or experimental data and excellent agreement is obtained.

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DOI

10.25777/44k2-0j19

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