The Effect of Shear Deformation on Post-Buckling Behavior of Laminated Beams
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Sheinman, I.; Adan, M.
- Source
- Journal of Applied Mechanics; September 1987, Vol. 54 Issue: 3 p558-562, 5p
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- ISSN
- 00218936
A geometrical nonlinear theory of composite laminated beams is derived with the effect of transverse shear deformation taken into account. The theory is based on a high-order kinematic model, with the nonlinear differential equations solved by Newton’s method and a special finite-difference scheme. A parametric study of the shear effect involving several kinematic approaches was carried out for isotropic and anisotropic beams.