Steady-state creep of bent reinforced metal-composite plates with consideration of their reduced resistance to transverse shear. 2. Analysis of calculated results

Deformation of annular plates with different structures of helical reinforcement is studied. It is demonstrated that the use of the classical theory for calculating steady-state creep for thick reinforced plates subjected to bending leads to underprediction of the compliance of thin-walled metal-composite structures. It is also shown that there are significant shear strain rates in the binder of such plates, which has to be taken into account and which is mainly responsible for creep strain accumulation. Results calculated by two different models, which take into account the composite structure, are compared.