COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING, cilt.50, ss.171-179, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)
In this paper, nonlinear dynamic response of rectangular laminated composite plate resting on nonlinear Pasternak type elastic foundations is investigated. First-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is used for modeling of moderately thick plates. The plate formulation is based on the von Karman nonlinear equation. The resulting nonlinear governing equations for transient analysis of laminated plates on elastic foundation are integrated using the discrete singular convolution-differential quadrature coupled approaches. The nonlinear governing equations of motion of plate are discretized in space and time domains using the discrete singular convolution and the differential quadrature methods, respectively. The validity of the present method is demonstrated by comparing the present results with those available in the open literature. The effects of the foundation parameters, boundary conditions and geometric parameters of plates on nonlinear dynamic response of laminated thick plates are investigated. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.