Stress transfer and stiffness reduction in orthogonally cracked laminates

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 303-316

  Abdelrahman, Wael G ^a   Nayfeh, Adnan H ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

RESIDUAL STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS REDUCTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032640303     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(99)00002-2     Document Type: Article

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