A rayleigh-ritz solution for local stresses in composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 447-461

  Zhu, C ^a,b   Lam, Y C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AMRL   (Australia)

Author keywords

C. Computational simulation; C. Finite element analysis; C. Laminate theory; C. Laminates; C. Stress concentration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; FUNCTIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

POTENTIAL ENERGY FUNCTIONS; RAYLEIGH-RITZ SOLUTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032017222     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(97)00168-1     Document Type: Article

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