Effect of inclusions and holes on the stiffness and strength of honeycombs

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 487-504

  Chen, C ^a   Lu, T J ^a   Fleck, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INCLUSIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

HASHIN-SHTRIKMAN BOUNDS;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 0035255695     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00122-8     Document Type: Article

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