A mesh-free method for static and free vibration analysis of shear deformable laminated composite plates

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 269, Issue 3-5, 2004, Pages 633-652

  Dai, K Y ^a   Liu, G R ^a,b   Lim, K M ^a   Chen, X L ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE MIT ALLIANCE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MESH-FREE METHOD; STATIC DEFLECTION; THIRD ORDER SHEAR DEFORMATION THEORY (TSDT);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0345870035     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-460X(03)00089-0     Document Type: Article

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