A refined nonlinear analysis of pre-twisted composite blades

Composite Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 39-54

  Rand, Omri ^a   Barkai, Shirley M ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS; ITERATIVE METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

PRE TWISTED COMPOSITE HELICOPTER BLADES; WARPING CONTINUITY;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031220476     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00035-4     Document Type: Article

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