Dynamic thermomechanical analysis on stiffened composite plates with damage.

The dynamic thermomechanical analysis on stiffened composite plates with damages are investigated in this article based on the extended layerwise method (XLWM) and three-dimensional finite elements method; a thermomechanical extended-layerwise/Solid-element method (TELW/SE) is established. In TELW/SE, the thermomechanical extended-layerwise method (TELW) and thermomechanical three-dimensional solid elements are used to simulate plate and stiffeners, respectively. The final governing equations are assembled by using the interface conditions to ensure the compatibility of displacements and temperature, together with the internal force equilibrium. Several typical damages in stiffened composite plates can be described accurately in the proposed method, such as delamination, transverse crack and stiffener/plate interface debonding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]