The Survey of the Buckling Effect of Laminated Plate under the Thermal Load using Complex Finite Strip Method

This article considers the positional buckling of composite thick plates under thermal loading . For this purpose , the complex finite strip method is used . In analysis of complex finite strip, harmonic complex function in longitudinal direction , cubic functions in transversal direction and parabola distribution of transverse shear strain in thickness of thick plate based on higherorder shear deformation theory are used . In given examples , the effect of angles of stratification , number of layers , dimensions ratio and length – to – thick ratio across critical temperature are considered.

Authors:

• A.R.Nezamabadi
• M.Mansouri Gavari
• S.Mansouri
• M.Mansouri Gavari

Keywords:

• Thermal buckling
• Thick plate
• Complex finite strip
• Higher – order shear deformation theory.

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