Three-dimensional closed-form analysis of the stress field at rectangular corners of layered plates

Archive of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 63-74

  Mittelstadt, C ^a   Becker, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Closed form analysis; Composite; Free corner effect; Free edge effect; Laminate; Stress localizations

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

STRESS LOCALIZATIONS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0042364959     PISSN: 09391533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00419-002-0243-8     Document Type: Article

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