Effect of viscoelastic interface on three-dimensional static and vibration behavior of laminated composite plate

In this study, static and free vibration analysis of laminated cross-ply rectangular plate with special emphasis on incorporating viscoelastic interface is investigated using three-dimensional theory of elasticity. The laminated plate is assumed to be simply-supported at four edges and is subjected to uniform pressure at the top surface. State space technique is used along the plate thickness to investigate the space dependent behavior where as time dependent behavior can be discussed by solving first order differential equation of sliding displacement at the viscoelastic interfaces. Numerical results depicts that the present method converges rapidly and good agreement is exist between the present results and the published results. Moreover, the effects of elastic and viscous interfaces, time, aspect ratio and length to thickness ratio on the bending and vibration behavior of laminated plate are studied.