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On the thermoelastic coupling of anisotropic laminates

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The analysis of the mathematical and mechanical properties of thermoelastic coupling tensors in anisotropic laminates is the topic of this paper. Some theoretical results concerning the compliance tensors are shown and their mechanical consequences analyzed. Moreover, the case of thermally stable laminates, important for practical applications, is also considered. The study is carried out in the framework of the polar method, a mathematical formalism particularly well-suited for the analysis of planar anisotropic problems, introduced by Prof. G. Verchery in 1979.

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Vannucci, P. On the thermoelastic coupling of anisotropic laminates. Arch Appl Mech 94, 1121–1149 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-024-02572-y

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