Minimum weight design of symmetric angle-ply laminates with incomplete information on initial imperfections

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 90-96

  Adali, S ^a   Richter, A ^a   Verijenko, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEFECTS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

PLY ANGLES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031094895     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2787299     Document Type: Article

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