Abstract
1. An accurate solution of a system of differential-difference equations describing the deformation of a laminar plate of similar anisotropic layers having a±ϕ arrangement is obtained. The solution is plotted by superimposing the basic solution of a type of edge effect. The latter is obtained by a combination of solutions for a layered half space and strips determined with the use of a discrete and continuous Fourier transformation. 2. As a result of numerical analysis of the solutions, characteristic features of the edge effect and the dependence of its parameters on the number of layers in the packet are established. 3. It is established that the characteristic length of the zone of edge effects is associated with the thickness of the elementary layer and the ratio between the elastic characteristics of the reinforcing and bonding layers. This conclusion is distinguished from the results obtained by Pipes and Pagano [6] and Whitney [7], where this length is related to the thickness of the packet.
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