A closed-form solution for stresses at curved free edges in composite laminates: A variational approach

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 9-10, 1997, Pages 1341-1354

  Zhang, Chao ^a   Lessard, Larry B ^a   Nemes, James A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. layered structures; Boundary layer theory; C. laminates; Calculus of variations; Complementary energy; Curved free edge effects; Interlaminar stresses

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BOUNDARY LAYER THEORY; CURVED FREE EDGE DEFECTS; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; LAYERED STRUCTURES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031224344     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(97)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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