Random field formulation of composite laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-93

  Wu, Wen Fang ^a   Cheng, Ho Chieh ^a   Kang, Chu Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Random field; Reliability; Simulation; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

RANDOM STRENGTH DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY ASSESSMENT;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRENGTH; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 0034117761     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(99)00128-2     Document Type: Article

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