A post-processor approach for stress analysis of woven textile composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 693-704

  Woo, Kyeongsik ^a   Whitcomb, John D ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Macro elements; Post processor; Stress analysis; Unit cell analysis; Woven textile composites

Indexed keywords

STRESS ANALYSIS; TEXTILES;

MACRO-ELEMENTS; POST-PROCESSOR METHODS; WOVEN TEXTILE COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE; REINFORCED FABRIC; STRESS; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 0034050559     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00165-7     Document Type: Article

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