Identification of the Damping Properties of Orthotropic Composite Materials Using a Mixed Numerical Experimental Method

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-33

  De Visscher, J ^a   Sol, H ^a   De Wilde, W P ^a   Vantomme, J ^b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complex moduli; Material characterization; Material damping; Modal parameters; Vibrations

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CHARACTERIZATION; DAMPING; ELASTIC MODULI; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; RELIABILITY; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

COMPLEX MODULI; MIXED NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH; MODAL STRAIN ENERGY METHOD;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030831681     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02481386     Document Type: Article

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