COVER CONTENTS ABSTRACT LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES NOMENCLATURE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Research 1.2 Review of Literature 1.2.1 Inplane Problems 1.2.2 Buckling and Postbuckling Problems 1.2.3 Free Vibration Problems 1.3 Scope of Dissertation Ⅱ INPLANE PROBLEMS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Two Dimensional Anisotropic Elasticity Problems 2.3 Interface Cracks 2.4 Stress Intensity Factors and Energy Release Rates 2.5 Delaminated Composite Laminates 2.6 Delaminated Composite Sandwiches 2.7 Results and Discussions 2.7.1 Stress Intensity Factors 2.7.2 Energy Release Rates Ⅲ BUCKLING AND POSTBUCKLING PROBLEMS 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Formulation of Sandwich Plates 3.3 Buckling of Perfect Sandwich plate 3.4 Formulation of Delaminated Sandwich Beams 3.5 Buckling and Postbuckling of Delaminated Sandwich Beams 3.6 Energy Release Rates 3.7 Special Cases 3.8 Results and Discussions Ⅳ FREE VIBRATION PROBLEMS 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Vibration Analysis 4.3 Continuity and Boundary Conditions 4.4 Special Cases 4.5 Results and Discussions Ⅴ CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 5.1 Conclusions 5.2 Recommendation REFERENCES APPENDIX A APPENDIX B TABLES FIGURES VITA OTHERS
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