Bending and buckling of thick symmetric rectangular laminates using the moving least-squares differential quadrature method

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 95-114

  Liew, K M ^a   Huang, Y Q ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bending; Buckling; Differential quadrature method; Symmetric laminates

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE METHOD;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0037262952     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(03)00037-7     Document Type: Article

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