Optimal design of symmetric angle-ply laminates subject to nonuniform buckling loads and in-plane restraints

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-60

  Walker, M ^a   Adali, S ^b   Verijenko, V E ^b  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BIAXIAL LOADING; INPLANE RESTRAINTS; LAMINATE BEHAVIOUR; NONUNIFORM BUCKLING LOADS; OPTIMAL BUCKLING DESIGN; PARTIAL UNIFORM LOADS; POINT LOADS; POISSON EFFECT; SYMMETRICALLY LAMINATED RECTANGULAR PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030243020     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8231(96)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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