The effect of geometric imperfections on the buckling behaviour of composite laminated cylinders under external hydrostatic pressure

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-226

  Tsouvalis, N G ^a   Zafeiratou, A A ^a   Papazoglou, V J ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

B. Buckling; Composites; Cylindrical shells; Geometric imperfections

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; DEFECTS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

GEOMETRIC IMPERFECTIONS;

HYDROSTATIC PRESSING;

EID: 0037377486     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(02)00106-3     Document Type: Article

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