Abstract
Thermal deformations in symmetric and antisymmetric cross-ply laminated arches are investigated. The state-space approach has been used to generate exact solutions for the thermoelastic response of cross-ply arches for arbitrary boundary conditions and subjected to general temperature field. A rigorous first-order arch theory is used in the analysis. Deflections are computed for arches with various lamination schemes and boundary conditions undergoing uniform and linearly varying temperature through the thickness. The effect of shallowness of the arch on the maximum deflection is studied.