Abstract: Multiobjective optimization of a symmetrically laminated composite plate is presented. Designs are obtained to realize maximum in-plane compressive load, maximum in-plane shear load, maximum bending ...

Abstract: Response of a cylindrical panel made of layers of composite material and subjected to in-plane loads is investigated. Prebuckling deformations are determined for antisymmetric angle-ply and cross-ply ...

Abstract: The time-varying ambient temperature on the face of a piezoelectric disk is inferred from a knowledge of the thermally induced electric potential difference across the disk thickness. The ...

Abstract: The thermal stresses in an orthotropic semi-infinite elastic solid subject to plane strain are investigated. A general method of solution based upon displacement potentials is presented for the ...

Abstract: An ultrasonic pulse technique was used to investigate the dispersive behavior of plane harmonic waves in a boron-epoxy composite. The dependence of group velocity upon frequency is determined ...

Abstract: The stationary temperature, displacement, and stress distributions in an anisotropic elastic slab undergoing generalized plane deformation are examined. A general representation for the thermal ...

Abstract: The stresses in an orthotropic, elastic slab resulting from a stationary, two-dimensional temperature field are examined. A general method of solution based upon displacement potentials is presented ...

Abstract: An experimental procedure for measuring the thermal contact resistance of layered specimens under normal stress is described. Results for as-rolled SA-516-70 steel layers are used to establish a ...

Abstract: Conditions for snap-through (limit-point instability) of a clamped-free beam column from a buckled configuration to a second stable equilibrium state are examined. In particular, the relationships between a compressive ...