Stochastic theory of composite materials with random waviness of the reinforcements

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 2901-2930

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

^a AdTech Systems Research Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

RANDOM WAVINESS; REINFORCEMENT WAVINESS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032132394     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00351-X     Document Type: Article

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