The thermoelastic behaviour of a laminated composite skew plate with hole subjected to non-linear variation of temperature as well as combined temperature and transverse pressure loading has been investigated in the present analysis. The finite element method which works on the basis of three-dimensional theory of elasticity is employed to evaluate the transverse deflection and in-plane stresses. In most of the cases the magnitudes of the transverse deflection and in-plane stresses for combined loading are observed to be less at higher skew angles, because the distance between opposite sides of the plate decreases with increase in skew angle causing an increase in the stiffness of the plate.
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