Calculating strain energy release rate in cracked orthotropic beams

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 381-395

  Pandey, R K ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRAIN RATE;

ORTHOTROPIC BEAMS; ROOT ROTATION; TIMOSHENKO'S BEAM THEORY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ELASTICITY PROBLEM;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0030264685     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089270579600900406     Document Type: Article

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