Probabilistic Failure Analysis of Transversely Loaded Laminated Composite Plates Using First-Order Second Moment Method

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 126, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 812-820

  Lin, S C ^a   Kam, T Y ^b  

^a National Hu Wei Institute of Technology   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RELIABILITY THEORY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FAILURE CRITERIA; FAILURE LOAD; FIRST ORDER SECOND MOMENT METHOD; FIRST-PLY FAILURE; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; PROBABILISTIC FAILURE ANALYSIS; RANDOM SYSTEMS; STATISTICAL MOMENTS; SYSTEMS PARAMETERS; TRANSVERSE LOAD;

RANDOM VARIABLES; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

FIRST-ORDER SECOND MOMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES;

EID: 0034250937     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: 19437889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2000)126:8(812)     Document Type: Article

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