Buckling, Post-buckling and Vibrations of Composite Plates under Combined Thermomechanical Loads

A big technological leap in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP's) has brought to the market materials that are able to operate under severe thermomechanical loading conditions and yet remain lightweight. This is of high interest for new developments in aerostructures, such as supersonic airliners or the hydrogen aircraft. A continuous need...

A study on thermal buckling and mode jumping of metallic and composite plates

Composite plates in post-buckling regime can experience mode jumping in their buckling shape, suddenly increasing the number of half-waves. This phenomenon can be advantageous, be-cause the shape change could be used for local morphing or structural adaptability in future aerospace structures. A study of this phenomenon under heating is here...