@Article{cmes.2007.017.135, AUTHOR = {Tarun Kant, Sandeep S. Pendhari, Yogesh M. Desai}, TITLE = {A General Partial Discretization Methodology for Interlaminar Stress Computation in Composite Laminates}, JOURNAL = {Computer Modeling in Engineering \& Sciences}, VOLUME = {17}, YEAR = {2007}, NUMBER = {2}, PAGES = {135--162}, URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CMES/v17n2/24979}, ISSN = {1526-1506}, ABSTRACT = {A two-point boundary value problem (BVP) is formed in the present work governed by a set of first-order coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in terms of displacements and the transverse stresses through the thickness of laminate (in domain -h/2 < z < h/2) by introducing partial discretization methodology only in the plan area of the three dimensional (3D) laminate. The primary dependent variables in the ODEs are those which occur naturally on a plane z=a constant. An effective numerical integration (NI) technique is utilized for tackling the two-point BVP in an efficient manner. Numerical studies on cross-ply and angle-ply composite plates are performed and presented, involving both validation and solution of new problems.}, DOI = {10.3970/cmes.2007.017.135} }