W. C. Chao

767 total citations
13 papers, 636 citations indexed

About

W. C. Chao is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Civil and Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Chao has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 636 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 12 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. C. Chao's work include Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (11 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (6 papers). W. C. Chao is often cited by papers focused on Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization (13 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (11 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (6 papers). W. C. Chao collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. C. Chao's co-authors include J. N. Reddy, C. W. Bert and K. Chandrashekhara and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Mechanics, AIAA Journal and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Chao

13 papers receiving 610 citations

Peers

W. C. Chao
E. J. Brunelle United States
C. Y. Chia Canada
B.N. Pandya India
F.-L. Liu Singapore
K.H. Lee Singapore
A. Toledano United States
Dhaval P. Makhecha India
R.O. Grossi Argentina
R.S. Alwar India
N. F. Knight United States
E. J. Brunelle United States
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Citations per year, relative to W. C. Chao W. C. Chao (= 1×) peers E. J. Brunelle

Countries citing papers authored by W. C. Chao

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. C. Chao

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. C. Chao

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Reddy, J. N., K. Chandrashekhara, & W. C. Chao. (1993). Geometrically nonlinear analysis of laminated elastic structures. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 1 indexed citations
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Chao, W. C. & J. N. Reddy. (1984). Analysis of laminated composite shells using a degenerated 3‐D element. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 20(11). 1991–2007. 83 indexed citations
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Chao, W. C. & J. N. Reddy. (1983). Large deformation analysis of layered composite shells. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations
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Chao, W. C. & J. N. Reddy. (1983). Geometrically nonlinear analysis of layered composite plates and shells. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 9 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1983). Nonlinear bending of bimodular-material plates. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 19(3). 229–237. 37 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1982). Nonlinear Oscillations of Laminated, Anisotropic, Rectangular Plates. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 49(2). 396–402. 68 indexed citations
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Chao, W. C. & J. N. Reddy. (1982). Geometrically nonlinear analysis of layered composite shells. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1981). Large-deflection and large-amplitude free vibrations of laminated composite-material plates. Computers & Structures. 13(1-3). 341–347. 81 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1981). Non-linear bending of thick rectangular, laminated composite plates. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics. 16(3-4). 291–301. 75 indexed citations
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Bert, C. W., et al.. (1981). Vibration of Thick Rectangular Plates of Bimodulus Composite Material. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 48(2). 371–376. 47 indexed citations
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Bert, C. W., et al.. (1981). Bending of Thick Rectangular Plates Laminated of Bimodulus Composite Materials. AIAA Journal. 19(10). 1342–1349. 40 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1981). A comparison of closed-form and finite-element solutions of thick laminated anisotropic rectangular plates. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 64(2). 153–167. 137 indexed citations
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Reddy, J. N. & W. C. Chao. (1980). Finite-element analysis of laminated bimodulus composite-material plates. Computers & Structures. 12(2). 245–251. 54 indexed citations

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