Accepted Manuscript Buckling and post-buckling analysis of geometrically non-linear composite plates exhibiting large initial imperfections A. Karrech, M. Elchalakani, M. Attar, A.C. Seibi PII: S0263-8223(17)30482-8 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.029 Reference: COST 8460 To appear in: Composite Structures Received Date: 10 February 2017 Revised Date: 15 March 2017 Accepted Date: 13 April 2017 Please cite this article as: Karrech, A., Elchalakani, M., Attar, M., Seibi, A.C., Buckling and post-buckling analysis of geometrically non-linear composite plates exhibiting large initial imperfections, Composite Structures (2017), doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.029 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.