STATIC ANALYSIS OF CROSS - PLY LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATE USING FINITE ELEMENT METHOD A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Technology in Mechanical Engineering (Machine Design and Analysis Specialization) By Venkata Sai Gopal . K Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Rourkela-769008(Orissa) May 2007