Optimum design of laminated composite foam-filled sandwich plates subjected to strength constraint

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 2865-2889

  Kam, T Y ^a   Lai, F M ^a   Chao, T M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Finite element method; First ply failure; Laminates; Optimization; Sandwich plates; Stress analysis

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMED PRODUCTS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FIRST-PLY FAILURES; LINEAR DISPLACEMENT THEORY;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; STRENGTH; STRESS;

EID: 0345643378     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00133-4     Document Type: Article

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