Variational principles for generalized plane strain problems and their applications

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-365

  Li, Shuguang ^a   Lim, Szu Hui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Transverse cracking; C. Analytical modelling; C. Laminate mechanics; C. Micro mechanics; Variational principles

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); LAMINATES; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRAIN; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; LAMINATE MECHANICS; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 10644264399     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.06.036     Document Type: Article

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