Spherical indentation of composite laminates with controlled gradients in elastic anisotropy

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 36, 1998, Pages 5097-5113

  Jorgensen O ^a,b   Giannakopoulos, A E ^a   Suresh, S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARBON FIBERS; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; LAMINATES; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

INDENTATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0032290372     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00209-6     Document Type: Article

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