Divergence and Flutter of Multilayered Laminated Structures

Theory of Nonlinear s-Polarized Phonon-Polaritons in Multilayered Structures

A theory is presented for the dispersion relations of the nonlinear phonon-polaritons arising when phonons are coupled to the electromagnetic waves in multilayered structures of nonlinear materials. The calculations are applied to a multilayered structure consisting of a thin film surrounded by semi-infinite bounding media where each layer may have a frequency dependent dielectric function and ...

Multilayered Amorphous Silicon Structures

Structures in Anisotropic Multilayered Media

Applying the concept of spectral domain representation, the moment method or the point-matching procedure and Green's function theory, a unified approach for the computation of the static capacitance of single, coupled and comb-like metallic structures in anisotropic multilayered media is presented. The media can be electrically shielded on one or both sides. The geometry of the parallel strips...

Evolutionary Design of Laminated Composite Structures

This dissertation investigates methods for the automated design and optimization of laminated composite structures. Optimal design of laminated composite structures is challenging due to the possibility to locally adapt the material system to the mechanical situation. Automated structural design on a computer is enabled by a combination of numerical simulation and optimization algorithms. The f...

Buckling and and Laminated Dynamics of Multilayered Plates under Initial Stress?

The continuum mechanics of multilayered plates under initial stress is developed to include the case where some or all of the layers are constituted by thinly laminated materials with couple stresses. It is applicable to problems of buckling, dynamics and vibrations. This includes the evolution of viscoelastic creep buckling and vibration absorption. Results are obtained in two forms. One is de...