The effect of stiffeners on the optimal ply orientation and buckling load of rectangular laminated plates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 80, Issue 27-30, 2002, Pages 2229-2239

  Walker, M ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BUCKLING LOADS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0036859434     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(02)00265-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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