Validation of FE models for buckling analysis of woven GFRP shells

Composite Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 355-367

  Chryssanthopoulos, M K ^a   Elghazouli, A Y ^a   Esong, I E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Composites; Cylindrical shells; FE analysis; GFRP structures

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEFORMATION; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

WOVEN SHELLS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034078577     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00067-2     Document Type: Article

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