A refined multilayered finite-element model applied to linear and non-linear analysis of sandwich plates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1553-1569

  Carrera, Erasmo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. non linear behaviour; C. finite element analysis (FEA); C. plate theory; C. sandwich

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LINEARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CLASSICAL LAMINATION THEORY; FIRST ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY; SANDWICH PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032180588     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00215-7     Document Type: Article

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