Mechanics of Orthotropic Materials
Material Coordinate System
Displacements
Strain
Stress
Contracted Notation
Equilibrium and Virtual Work
Boundary Conditions
Continuity Conditions
Compatibility
Coordinate Transformations
Transformation of Constitutive Equations
3D Constitutive Equations
Engineering Constants
From 3D to Plane Stress Equations
Apparent Laminate Properties
Suggested Problems
References
Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Basic FEM Procedure
General FEM Procedure
FE Analysis with CAE Systems
Suggested Problems
References
Elasticity and Strength of Laminates
Kinematics of Shells
FE Analysis of Laminates
Failure Criteria
Suggested Problems
References
Buckling
Bifurcation Methods
Continuation Methods
Suggested Problems
References
Free Edge Stresses
Poisson's Mismatch
Coefficient of Mutual Influence
Suggested Problems
References
Computational Micromechanics
Analytical Homogenization
Numerical Homogenization
Local-Global Analysis
Laminated RVE
Suggested Problems
References
Viscoelasticity
Viscoelastic Models
Boltzmann Superposition
Correspondence Principle
Frequency Domain
Spectrum Representation
Micromechanics of Viscoelastic Composites
Macro-Mechanics of Viscoelastic Composites
FEA of Viscoelastic Composites
Suggested Problems
References
Continuum Damage Mechanics
One-Dimensional Damage Mechanics
Multi-Dimensional Damage and Effective Spaces
Thermodynamics Formulation
Kinetic Law in Three-Dimensional Space
Damage and Plasticity
Suggested Problems
References
Discrete Damage Mechanics
Theoretical Formulation
Numerical Implementation
Model Identification
Laminate Damage
References
Bibliography
Delaminations
Two-Dimensional Delamination
Delamination in Composite Plates
Suggested Problems
References
Appendices
ANSYS
BMI3
References
Index

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