An expression for the complementary strain energy of a linear elastic laminated composite thin-walled structure is presented which describes the energy in terms of midplane properties and subsequently stress and moment resultants rather than local stress and strain values. This expression is particularly useful for the analysis of statically indeterminate structures and energy storage devices such as springs.
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