Three-dimensional stress analysis of orthotropic and cross-ply laminated hollow cylinders and cylindrical panels (Q1913142)

This paper deals with a three-dimensional stress and displacement analysis of transversely loaded, laminated complete hollow cylinders and open cylindrical panels having a symmetric or an antisymmetric cross-ply lay-up. The analysis is based on a refined, static version of a successive approximation approach. The solution of the bending problem considered always ends with the solution of a system of sixth order algebraic equations. The effectiveness of the approach is checked by comparing numerical results with corresponding three-dimensional elasticity results published in the literature.