Use of finite element technique for the analysis of composite structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1015-1023

  Ali, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

MODULUS OF RIGIDITY; POISSON RATIO;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030567177     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00190-R     Document Type: Article

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