The collapse of composite cylindrical panels with various thickness using finite element analysis

Computers and Structures

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 797-815

  Chaplin, C P ^a   Palazotto, A N ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATES; ROTATION; SHEAR STRESS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

AXIAL COMPRESSION; CLASSICAL DONNEL THEORY; DONNELL CYLINDRICAL SHELL THEORY; SIMPLIFIED LARGE DISPLACEMENT MODERATE ROTATION THEORY; SYMMETRIC QUASI ISOTROPIC LAMINATES;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0030193496     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00344-4     Document Type: Article

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