Analysis and optimization of a composite leaf spring

Composite Structures

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 317-325

  Shokrieh, Mahmood M ^a   Rezaei, Davood ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composite; Composite beam; Composite joints; Finite element; Leaf spring; Natural frequency; Shape optimization; Suspension system

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; STEEL; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

LEAF SPRING;

SPRINGS (COMPONENTS);

AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; OPTIMIZATION; THICKNESS; WEIGHT;

EID: 0037405347     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(02)00349-5     Document Type: Article

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