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The emphasis in the previous chapters has been on the study of isotropic plates. As very many practical plates are isotropic, the emphasis on isotropy is reasonable, but there are also valid reasons for making a separate study of anisotropy, which is the central theme of this chapter.

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Lowe, P.G. (1982). Optimal plates. In: Basic Principles of Plate Theory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6384-2_5

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