Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
Volume 69, Issue 8, Pages 1627-1670Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1820
Keywords
refined global-local higher-order theory; interlaminar stresses continuity conditions; three-noded triangular element; C-1 weak-continuity conditions
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Based on completely three-dimensional elasticity theory, a refined global-local higher-order theory is presented as enhanced version of the classical global-local theory proposed by Li and Liu (Int. J. Ninner. Meth. Engng. 1997; 40:1197-1212), in which the effect of transverse normal deformation is enhanced. Compared with the previous higher-order theory, the refined theory offers some valuable improvements these are able to predict accurately response of laminated plates subjected to thermal loading of uniform temperature. However, the previous higher-order theory will encounter difficulty for this problem. A refined three-noded triangular element satisfied the requirement of C-1 weak-continuity conditions in the inter-element is also presented. The results of numerical examples of moderately thick laminated plates and even thick plates with span/thickness ratios L/h = 2 are given to show that in-plane stresses and transverse shear stresses can be reasonably predicted by the direct constitutive equation approach without smooth technique. In order to accurately obtain transverse normal stresses, the local equilibrium equation approach in one element is employed herein. Copyright (c) 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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