Isogeometric Finite Element Code Development for Analysis of Laminated Composites Structures Hitesh Kapoor Dissertation submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Aerospace Engineering Rakesh K. Kapania, Chair Stephen B. Clay Michael K. Philen Romesh C. Batra 30 th January, 2013 Blacksburg, Virginia Keywords: Nurbs Isogeometric analysis, k-refinement procedure, shear-deformable plates and beams, nonlinear analysis, interlaminar stress analysis, dynamic and eigenvalue analysis, a plate with a hole copyright 2013, Hitesh Kapoor