A method for improving the stress analysis performance of one- and two-dimensional theories for laminated composites

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 123, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 163-186

  Soldatos, K P ^a   Watson, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CYLINDRICAL BENDING; GENERAL FIVE DEGREES OF FREEDOM; TWO LAYERED COMPOSITE BEAM;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031371887     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01178408     Document Type: Article

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