Buckling sensitivity analysis and optimal design of thin laminated structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 461-472

  Mateus, H C ^a   Soares, C M Mota ^b   Soares, C A Mota ^b  

^a Escola Nautica Infante D Henrique   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BUCKLING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; KIRCHHOFF THEORY;

BUCKLING;

EID: 0031186098     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00130-7     Document Type: Article

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