US-South Africa Cooperative Research: High-Order Theories for Laminated Composite Structures

该奖项支持肯塔基大学工程力学系Theodore R. Tauchert教授与南非德班纳塔尔大学机械工程系V. E. Verijenko和S. Adali教授之间的合作研究项目。研究人员将研究一种改进的和广义的“高阶”理论的发展和应用，用于层合板和壳的结构分析，该理论考虑了非线性材料特性，热和压电行为，以及大变形和动态效应。预期的结果将有助于确保现代层压结构的安全运行，包括未来的“智能”结构系统。该研究项目是PI于1995年进行的规划访问的结果。这项研究的南非部分的费用由南非研究发展基金会承担。PI计划带一名研究生或博士后前往南非。在项目过程中，将有8名来自南非的研究生和博士后参与研究。

This award supports a cooperative research project between Professor Theodore R. Tauchert, Department of Engineering Mechanics, University of Kentucky, and Professors V. E. Verijenko and S. Adali, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Natal, Durban, South Africa. The investigators will study the development and application of an improved and generalized `higher-order` theory for the structural analysis of laminated plates and shells, one that accounts for nonlinear material characteristics, thermal and piezoelectric behaviors, and large deformations and dynamic effects. The anticipated results will help ensure the safe operation of modern laminated structures, including `smart` structural systems of the future. The research project is the result of a planning visit undertaken by the PI in 1995. Costs for the South African portion of the research are being borne by the South Africa Foundation for Research Development. The PI plans to take a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow with him to South Africa. During the course of the project, eight graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from South Africa will participate in the research.