On the thermoelastic coupling of anisotropic laminates

TL;DR

This paper investigates the mathematical properties and mechanical implications of thermoelastic coupling tensors in anisotropic laminates, emphasizing thermally stable configurations using the polar method formalism.

Contribution

It provides new theoretical insights into compliance tensors and their mechanical effects in anisotropic laminates, especially for thermally stable cases, using the polar method.

Findings

Theoretical results on compliance tensors in anisotropic laminates.

Analysis of mechanical consequences of thermoelastic coupling.

Consideration of thermally stable laminate configurations.

Abstract

The analysis of the mathematical and mechanical properties of thermoelastic coupling tensors in anisotropic laminates is the topic of this paper. Some theoretical results concerning the compliance tensors are shown and their mechanical consequences analyzed. Moreover, the case of thermally stable laminates, important for practical applications, is also considered. The study is carried out in the framework of the polar method, a mathematical formalism particularly well suited for the analysis of planar anisotropic problems, introduced by Prof. G. Verchery in 1979.