Thermoelastic bending response of angel-ply composite plates resting on elastic foundations

Abstract

Different plate theories are presented to study the thermoelastic response of a multilayered angle-ply composite plate. The plate is subjected to a sinusoidal temperature and resting on different types of elastic foundations. The effects due to thermal loads and elastic foundations parameters as well as the variation of lamination angle are studied. Numerical results suggest that Pasternak's model should be used for such plates resting on elastic foundations.