A new approach to static and dynamic analysis of composite plates with different boundary conditions

In the present paper, a new analytical method is developed to analyse the response of laminated composite plates subjected to static and dynamic loading. The modal forms are presented in terms of double Fourier series. The derivatives of the double Fourier series are legitimized using Stokes's transformation. The method developed in this work is simpler than the methods adopted by other research workers, the main advantage being the ease with which one finds the modal forces, moments and mode shapes for laminated composite plates with different boundary conditions. The results from the present analysis are compared with those obtained from the FEM code NISA II. The agreement between the results is quite good.