High-temperature bending, buckling, and postbuckling of laminated composite plates using the natural mode method (Q1913125)

The behaviour of laminated composite plates under thermally induced loads is examined. A natural thermoelastic theory is developed, based on a linear through-the-thickness temperature variation. The material properties are assumed independent of temperature, but this assumption in no way restricts the generality of the formulation and the developed computer program. The theory is implemented on a model three-node triangular facet finite element which accounts for transverse shear deformation.