Photoelastic evaluation of metallic inserts of optimised shape

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 95-106

  Rispler, Adrian R ^a   Steven, Grant P ^a   Tong, Liyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOELASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESS RELIEF; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EVOLUTIONARY STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION METHOD (ESO);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0033639596     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00107-4     Document Type: Article

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