Optimal buckling loads of nonuniform composite plates with thermal residual stresses

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 388-395

  De Faria, A R ^a   Hansen, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THERMAL STRESS;

BUCKLING LOADS; REISSNER-MINDLIN PLATE THEORY;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0033149593     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2791061     Document Type: Article

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