Prediction of elastic properties of fiber-reinforced unidirectional composites

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-244

  Chati, Mandar K ^a   Mitra, Ambar K ^a  

^a Iowa State University of Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary element method; Elastic properties; Unidirectional fiber reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELASTICITY; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

MULTIPLE ZONE PROBLEMS; SHEAR MODIFICATION;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 0032042792     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0955-7997(98)00027-7     Document Type: Article

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