Laminate to structure
Carry the ABD property definition and recovered ply response into plates, cylinders, and beam sections.
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Theories / Structural
Move from laminate mechanics
to structural decisions.
Connect idealization, mechanical and process loading, residual stress, recovered fields, independent ply failure, damage progression, structural outputs, and verification.
Theory map
Models, equations, figures, and cross-referencesConstant-section shell cylinder
Resolve pressure, axial force, and torque as membrane resultants using a laminate shell idealization.
Open shell-cylinder theory →Hyer thick laminated cylinder
Resolve layerwise radial displacement, through-wall stress, traction continuity, and generalized plane deformation.
Open Hyer-cylinder theory →Response, failure, and verification
Combine structural fields with process residuals, failure measures, output interfaces, and verification checks.
Open geometry models →Complete reference
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