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Plate and Panel Structures of Isotropic, Composite and Piezoelectric Materials, Including Sandwich Construction

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
2005
ISBN
9781402031106, 1402031106, 1402031114
DOI
10.1007/1-4020-3111-4
LCC
TA418.9.C6 V58 2005
Open Library ID
OL3435679M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9730123 bytes)
Series
Solid Mechanics and Its Applications 120
Edition
1
Pages
424\418
Topic
Physics
Library
kolxoz
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

Plates and panels are primary components in many structures including space vehicles, aircraft, automobiles, buildings, bridge decks, ships and submarines. The ability to design, analyse, optimise and select the proper materials for these structures is a necessity for structural designers, analysts and researchers. This text consists of four parts. The first deals with plates of isotropic (metallic and polymeric) materials. The second involves composite material plates, including anisotropy and laminate considerations. The third section treats sandwich constructions of various types, and the final section gives an introduction to plates involving piezoelectric materials, in which the "smart" or "intelligent" materials are used as actuators or sensors. In each section, the formulations encompass plate structures subjected to static loads, dynamic loads, buckling, thermal/moisture environments, and minimum weight structural optimisation. This is a textbook for a graduate course, an undergraduate senior course and a reference. Many homework problems are given in various chapters.

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