Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-137). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2008. / Additional advisors: Krishan K. Chawla, Derrick Dean, Jong-Eun Kim, Mark Weaver. Description based on contents viewed Feb. 9, 2009; title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 79-81). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-156). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-113). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 146-156). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 89-90). Also available via the Internet.

The free-edge effect around holes in composite laminates has recieved less attention than the straight free-edge problem. Mathematical analysis of free-edge stresses around holes have mostly been numerical. The present work develops a simple approximate solution of the hole problem which allows for low cost computation. The method assumes that only the deviations of the ply stresses from the homogeneous plate solution of in-plane stresses around holes contribute to the interlaminar effects. It is then possible to use an equilibrium argument to calculate the interlaminar stresses at the hole boundary. The results obtained show good agreement with numerical results from the literature for a wide range of laminates, predicting the general shapes and signs of interlaminar stress' distributions reasonably well. Experimental observations of delamination found in the literature also agree with the present results. An experimental study of the damage development around holes under quasi-static loading for a number of different laminates is reported. The delamination observed at the hole boundaries are found to be in good qualitative agreement A simple semi-quantitative correlation between these results and a stress combination function of the three interlaminar stress components is also derived. The problems associated with the development of reliable methods of delamination prediction are also discussed. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Mining Engineering, Keevil Institute of / Graduate

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1991. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 269-276). Also available via the Internet.