Use of composite effective moduli for lumping layers in finite element analysis

37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 2199-2209

  Chen, D J ^a   Chan, W S ^a  

^a University of Texas at Arlington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

3D FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; CLOSED-FORM EXPRESSION; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; EFFECTIVE MODULI; HIGH STRESS; INTERLAMINAR STRESS; QUASI-3D; SHEAR-INDUCED;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

COMPOSITE EFFECTIVE MODULI; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; LUMPING LAYERS;

EID: 0029724485     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-1568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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