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Plane Anisotropy by the Polar Method*

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This paper is a critical review of the so-called polar method, a mathematical technique based upon tensor invariants introduced as early as 1979 by Professor G. Verchery to treat anisotropic plane problems. The paper contains a brief presentation of the method and a summary of some results obtained by the author and co-workers in some problems mainly concerning elasticity and the elastic design of composite laminates.

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  1. Laboratoire d’Etudes Mécaniques des Assemblages, Université de Versailles et St Quentin, 45, Avenue des Etats-Unis, 78035, Versailles, France

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This paper is dedicated to Professor Georges Verchery, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

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Vannucci, P. Plane Anisotropy by the Polar Method*. Meccanica 40, 437–454 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-005-2132-z

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