Estimation of transverse/interlaminar stresses in laminated composites - a selective review and survey of current developments

Composite Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-75

  Kant, T ^a   Swaminathan, K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Composite laminates; Finite element methods; Free edge effects; Transverse stresses

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESS ANALYSIS;

INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; TRANSVERSE STRESSES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033908521     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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