Abstract
The prediction of a sequence of gradual actions of a plate as it is subjected to incremental loading is among the most interesting structural problems. The report describes elasto-plastic large deflection analysis of so-called laminated plates comprising anisotropic laminae or thin layers each of which may have any prescribed set of mechanical properties. The method proposed enables the pursuit of extension of plastic regions within a plate in the transverse direction as well as the demonstration of its behaviors during elastic-to-plastic transitional deformation. Circular and rectangular cases are equally analyzed as examples and the results prove in fairly good agreement with the corresponding ones of past experiments.
