Design of test specimens for the determination of elastic through-thickness shear properties of thick composites from measured modal vibration frequencies

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 679-687

  Gagneja, Sumeet ^a   Gibson, Ronald F ^a   Ayorinde, Emmanuel O ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

Author keywords

A.Polymer matrix composites (PMC's); B.Mechanical properties; C.Finite element analysis (FEA); D.Non destructive testing; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

LENGTH-TO-THICKNESS RATIO;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

ELASTIC MODULUS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TESTING; VIBRATION;

EID: 0035304630     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(01)00006-9     Document Type: Article

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