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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Probability-based stability analysis of a laminated composite plate under combined in-plane loads

Rantis, Theofanis D. 29 July 2009 (has links)
The probabilistic stability of a laminated composite plate is investigated. Three different models are considered in this study, namely, the classical laminated plate theory, a first-order shear deformation theory, and a higher-order shear deformation theory. The probabilistic characteristics, such as the probability density and cumulative distribution functions for the resistance to buckling of the plate are obtained by employing the first-order second-moment method of reliability analysis. Uncertainties associated with material mechanical properties and fiber orientations of individual layers are modeled as statistically independent random variables. Numerical results are presented for rectangular simply-supported laminates, showing the effects of thickness ratio, stacking sequence, and number of layers on the probabilistic stability of the plates. / Master of Science

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