Optimum distribution of smart stiffeners in sandwich plates subjected to bending or forced vibrations

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 6 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 657-665

  Birman, Victor ^a   Simonyan, Arthur ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active stiffeners; Bending; Optimum design; Sandwich plates; Smart structures; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ACTIVE STIFFENERS; DEFLECTION REDUCTION; OPTIMUM STIFFENERS DISTRIBUTION; SANDWICH PLATES; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS; THIN COMPOSITES;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030400544     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-8368(95)00012-7     Document Type: Article

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