Micromechanics of braided composites via multivariable FEM

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2021-2027

  Sun, Huiyu ^a   Di, Shenglin ^b   Zhang, Nong ^b   Pan, Ning ^a   Wu, Changchun ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Effective mechanical properties; Homogenization theory; Hybrid element; Incompatible element; Multivariable finite element method; Three dimensionally braided composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BRAIDED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037716270     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00228-1     Document Type: Article

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