The influence of reinforcement ring width on the buckling response of carbon fibre composite panels with circular cut-outs

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 609-622

  Eiblmeier, J ^a   Loughlan, J ^b  

^a Martec Ltd   (Canada)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONDING; BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSION TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOAD TESTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BUCKLING STABILITY; REINFORCEMENT RINGS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

BUCKLING; COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; LOADING;

EID: 0031133917     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00099-8     Document Type: Article

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