Reliability-based optimization of fibrous laminated composites

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-290

  Miki, Mitsunori ^a   Murotsu, Yoshisada ^b   Tanaka, Tetuso ^c   Shao, Shaowen ^b  

^a DOSHISHA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c PANASONIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RELIABILITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

MULTIAXIAL LAMINATES; MULTIPLE CHECK POINT METHOD; TSAI WU FAILURE CRITERIA;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031152291     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8320(95)00090-9     Document Type: Article

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