Analysis of elastically coupled thick-walled composite blades

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1019-1043

  Rappel, Ori ^a   Rand, Omri ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; HELICOPTER ROTORS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

OUT-OF-PLANE WARPING FUNCTION; THICK WALLED STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0033889638     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00109-2     Document Type: Article

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