Identification of the through-thickness properties of thick laminated tubes using the virtual fields method

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 32, 2000, Pages 4437-4453

  Pierron, Fabrice ^a   Zhavoronok, Sergei ^b   Grédiac, Michel ^c  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

^b MOSCOW AVIATION INSTITUTE NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Composite tubes; Thick composites; Through thickness properties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR EQUATIONS; STIFFNESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

LAMINATED TUBES; VIRTUAL FIELDS METHOD;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033708606     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00149-3     Document Type: Article

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