Analytical probabilistic modeling of initial failure and reliability of laminated composite structures

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 665-685

  Yushanov, Sergei P ^a,c   Bogdanovich, Alexander E ^b,c  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AdTech Systems Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; ELASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; RELIABILITY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VECTORS;

THIN-WALLED LAMINATED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; FAILURE; LAMINATED MATERIAL; MODELING;

EID: 0032032853     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00081-4     Document Type: Article

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