Bending, free vibration and impact response of thick laminated composite plates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-129

  Maiti, D K ^a   Sinha, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FIRST-ORDER THEORY; FREE VIBRATIONS; THICK LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0030567318     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00232-4     Document Type: Article

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