Non-linear response of laminated plates and shells to thermomechanical loading: Implications of violation of interlaminar shear traction continuity requirement

A number of results focusing on the implications brought by the violation of the inter!laminar shear traction continuity requirement on the non!linear response of shear deformable laminated ~at and curved panels subjected to thermomechanical loading are presented[ The results cover a large number of situationsand in this context\ the e}ects of transverse shear\ tangential edge constraints\ shell curvature\ initial geometric imperfections\ lateral pressure and compressive edge loads\ membrane and thicknesswise tem! perature gradient\ presence of a Winkler linear:non!linear foundation\ coupled with that of the ful_l! ment:violation of the shear traction interlaminar continuity requirement upon the static and dynamic non! linear response of laminated plates and shells are highlighted[ In order to address this problem\ as a necessary pre!requisite\ a higher!order geometrically non!linear laminated shell model ful_lling both the kinematical and shear traction interlaminar continuity requirements and incorporating the previously mentioned e}ects is presented[ The results obtained in the framework of this laminated shell model are compared with the ones obtained within a higher!order shell model in which the kinematic interlaminar continuity conditions are solely satis_ed\ and the implications resulting from the violation of the shear traction interlaminar continuity requirement are highlighted[