Experimental procedure and results for the identification of elastic constants of thick orthotropic plates

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 360-382

  Frederiksen, Per S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elastic constants; Frequency measurements; Least squares minimization; Natural frequencies; Non destructive; Numerical experimental method; Thick plates; Transverse shear moduli; Unidirectional composites

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ELASTIC MODULI; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION;

THICK ORTHOTROPIC PLATES; TRANSVERSE SHEAR MODULI; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030718833     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839703100403     Document Type: Article

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