1 Review on: Analysis of Laminated Composite Plate Sandhya K. Swami 1 & Dr. D. K. Parbat 2 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Engineering & Technology, Lohgaon, Pune 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Government Polytechnic, Sakoli Dist Bhandara. 1 mathapatisandhya@gmail.com, 2 parbatdk@gmail.com Abstract: In the present paper, basic terminology of laminated composite plates are discussed. Laminated composite plate structures find numerous applications in aerospace, military and automotive industries. The role of transverse shear is very important in composites, as the material is weak in shear due to its low shear modulus compared to extensional rigidity. Hence, an accurate understanding of their structural behavior is required, such as deflections and stresses. From the present Literature Review the effect of bending, buckling, thermal & hygrothermal on composite plates discussed and different theories like Classical Plate Theory, First Order Shear Deformation Theory, Higher order Shear Deformation Theory etc. for analysis of composite plate are mentioned. Keywords: composite beam, bending analysis, Higher order shear deformation theory, Lamina, classical plate theory etc. 1. Introduction Laminated composite materials are increasingly being used in a large variety of structures including aerospace, marine and civil infrastructure owing to the many advantages they offer: high strength/stiffness for lower weight, superior fatigue response characteristics, facility to vary fiber orientation, material and stacking pattern, resistance to electrochemical corrosion, and other superior material properties of composites. 1.1 General: Composite materials are those formed by combining two or more materials on a macroscopic scale such that they have better engineering properties than the conventional materials, for example, metals. Some of the properties that can be improved by forming a composite material are stiffness, strength, weight reduction, corrosion resistance, thermal properties, fatigue life, and wear resistance. Most manmade composite materials are made from two materials: a reinforcement material called fiber and a base material, called matrix material. The matrix material keeps the fibers together, acts as a load-transfer medium between fibers, and protects fibers from being exposed to the environment. Matrix materials have their usual bulk-form properties whereas fibers have directionally dependent properties. Composite materials are commonly formed in three different types: (1) fibrous composites, which consist of fibers of one material in a matrix material of another; (2) particulate composites, which are composed of macro size particles of one material in a matrix of another; and (3) laminated composites, which are made of layers of different materials, including composites of the first two types. The particles and matrix in particulate composites can be either metallic or nonmetallic. Thus, there exist four possible combinations: metallic in nonmetallic, nonmetallic in metallic, nonmetallic in nonmetallic, and metallic in metallic. A lamina or ply is a typical sheet of composite material. A laminate is a collection of laminae stacked to achieve the desired stiffness and thickness. The sequence of various orientations of a fiber- reinforced composite layer in a laminate is termed the lamination scheme or stacking sequence. The layers are usually bonded together with the same matrix material as that in a lamina. If a laminate has layers with fibers oriented at 30 or 45, it can take shear loads. The larnination scheme and material properties of individual lamina provide an added flexibility to designers to tailor the stiffness and strength of the laminate to match the structural stiffness and strength requirements. Fiber reinforced composite