Reliability of fiber-reinforced composite laminate plates

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-137

  Frangopol, Dan M ^a   Recek, Sébastien ^b  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b IFMA   (France)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Fiber reinforced; Laminate plate; Monte Carlo simulation; Reliability

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PROBABILITY; SUBMARINES;

COMPOSITE LAMINATE PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0038577153     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-8920(02)00054-1     Document Type: Article

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