Flexural analysis of laminated composite plates

Composite Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 51-69

  Subramanian, P ^a  

^a Government of India   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

FLEXURAL ANALYSIS; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; THICKNESS; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STRESSES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032658294     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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