Optimal design of composite hood with reinforcing ribs through stiffness analysis

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 351-359

  Kwak, Dae Young ^a,c   Jeong, Jin Ho ^b   Cheon, Jae Seung ^c   Im, Yong Taek ^c  

^a Kia Motors Corporation   (South Korea)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; RECURSIVE FUNCTIONS; SHEET MOLDING COMPOUNDS; STIFFNESS; TRANSFER MOLDING;

ONE PIECE COMPOSITE AUTOMOBILE HOODS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ABAQUS/STANDARD; SOFTWARE PACKAGE IDESIGN;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; DESIGN; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0043228221     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00070-6     Document Type: Article

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