Further assessment of a generalized plate model: stress analysis of angle-ply laminates

This study is a continuation of the investigation presented in reference (International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 44 (2002) 287) and deals with an assessment of the stress analysis performance of the generalised shear deformable theory presented in (Acta Mechanica 123 (1997c) 163) when dealing with angle-ply laminated beams. One of the main conclusions is that the existing elasticity solutions for simply supported laminates cannot anymore be considered as safe means in checking and testing the effectiveness of other, conventional shear deformable theories, at least as far as angle-ply laminates are concerned.