Calculation of layered structures by the semianalytic method of finite elements

A semianalytic method of finite elements is developed for calculating layered composite structures. The variables are separated on the basis of the Reissner variation principle. A number of plate deformation problems are solved, and a comparison with the known solutions is made. The method can be efficient when dealing with research, as well as engineering, problems.Ukrainian Transport University, Kiev, Ukraine. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 33, No. 6, pp. 781–785, November–December, 1997.