Fuzzy finite-element analysis of smart structures

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 273-284

  Akpan, U O ^a   Koko, T S ^a   Orisamolu I, R ^b   Gallant, B K ^a  

^a Martec Limited   (Canada)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY SETS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS;

FUZZY VARIABLES;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0035304951     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/10/2/312     Document Type: Article

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