Optimization of shear-deformable laminated plates under buckling and strength criteria

Composite Structures

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 167-178

  Adali, S ^a   Richter, A ^a   Verijenko, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSION TESTING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE LOADS; SHEAR DEFORMABLE LAMINATED THEORY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031273141     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00111-6     Document Type: Article

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