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The need for elastic-plastic flexural analysis of ductile composites continues to grow with the development of new laminated systems and applications which, in turn, often require more demanding performance specifications. To address this need, an economical elastic-plastic laminated finite element is formulated by combining the theory of plasticity for homogeneous materials with the classical laminated plate theory. The outcome is a plate element, rectangular by choice, capable of representing the flexural behaviour of the laminated system.
Formerly Visiting Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA.
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Mahmoud, F.F. (1981). Elastic-Plastic Flexural Analysis of Laminated Composite Plates by the Finite Element Method. In: Marshall, I.H. (eds) Composite Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8120-1_48
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