Three-dimensional cure simulation of composite structures by the finite element method

Composite Structures

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 51-57

  Park, Hoon Cheol ^a   Goo, Nam Seo ^a   Min, Kyung Jae ^a   Yoon, Kwang Joon ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cure induced temperature; Degree of cure; Finite element analysis; Glass polyester; Graphite epoxy; Three dimensional cure simulation; Trapezoidal rule

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

ARBITRARY GEOMETRY;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0041662221     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(03)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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