Finite Element Formulation of a Sandwich Beam with Embedded Electro-Rheological Fluids

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 718-728

  Lee, Chunking ^a  

^a Da Yeh Institute of Technology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDS; FREQUENCIES; FUNCTIONS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN;

AMPLITUDE-DEPENDENT DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; EMBEDDED ELECTRO-RHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; EXPONENTIAL FUNCTION; HYSTERESIS LOOP; NONLINEAR CONSTITUTIVE RELATION; OSCILLATORY SHEAR STRAIN; QUASI-STATIC SHEAR; SANDWICH BEAM;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0029368651     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9500600512     Document Type: Article

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