Domain decomposition of composite laminated plates

The refined Mindlin Reissner theory is used to estimate the overall response of composite plates. The difficulties with the solution of a system of equations, which emerged in composite analysis, are studied and a special version of decomposition has been discovered. Similarity between the system of equations derived from the layered theory and from the Finite Element Tearing and Interconnecting method (FETI), suggests a strategy for implementation of the parallel environment. Several applications are investigated and a number of interesting numerical results are presented.