Higher-order finite element for sandwich plates

AIAA journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 525-533

  Oskooei, S ^a   Hansen, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS;

REISSNER-MINDLIN PLATES; SANDWICH PLATES;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 0033899721     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.991     Document Type: Article

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