Inflation of elastomeric circular membranes using network constitutive equations

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1221-1235

  Verron, E ^a   Marckmann, G ^a  

^a ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTOMERS; INTERPOLATION; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INFLATION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 0037412190     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7462(02)00069-0     Document Type: Article

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