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This example demonstrates the bending analysis of a simply supported composite laminate under sinusoidal distributed transverse load. The composite laminate is thick, with a thickness to side length ratio of 1/4. The laminate has three layers in a cross-ply layup. The model is solved using both the Layerwise (LW) theory and the Equivalent Single Layer (ESL) theory.

This is a verification example where the results computed from both theories are compared to the exact 3D elasticity results as given in the reference. The through-thickness variation of the in-plane normal stress, the transverse normal stress, and the transverse shear stresses in each layer is compared to the reference results.