Post-buckling behaviour of graphite/epoxy stiffened panels with initial imperfections subjected to eccentric biaxial compression loading

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1017-1033

  Romeo, Giulio ^a   Frulla, Giacomo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biaxial compression; Composite stiffened panels; Post buckling

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEFECTS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EPOXY RESINS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPOSITE STIFFENED PANELS; ECCENTRIC BIAXIAL COMPRESSION LOADING; POST BUCKLING;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0031269169     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7462(96)00136-9     Document Type: Article

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