Ply drop-off effects in CFRP/honeycomb sandwich panels - Theory

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 407-422

  Thomsen, O T ^a   Rits, W ^b   Eaton, D C G ^b   Brown, S ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CFRP honeycomb sandwich panels; Design; Local bending; Parametric effects; Ply drop off effects

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

LOCAL BENDING EFFECTS; OUT OF PLANE STIFFNESS; PLY DROP OFF EFFECTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030121785     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(95)00145-X     Document Type: Article

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