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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 41
ADVANCES IN THE ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF COMPOSITES
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper II.2

A Finite Element for Laminated Beams

A.E.A. Kurban*, A. Dolinski Campos and H.L. Soriano#

*Department of Civil Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
#Department of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
A.E.A. Kurban, A. Dolinski Campos, H.L. Soriano, "A Finite Element for Laminated Beams", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Advances in the Analysis and Design of Composites", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 33-37, 1996. doi:10.4203/ccp.41.2.2
Abstract
In this paper a finite element formulation of multilayered beams for static analysis is developed based on a transverse shear deformation theory which accounts piecewise linear distribution across the interfaces between the layers of the displacement u and satisfies the contact conditions at the interfaces. The reference axis is assumed to be on the top bounding surface of the beam. The element is quite versatile and can be used to analyse not only thin beams with neglegible shear deformation but also thick beams and beams of sandwich construction in which shear effects are important.

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