Nonlinear finite element analysis of laminated composite shells in hygrothermal environments

Composite Structures

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-395

  Naidu, N V S ^a   Sinha, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Finite element; Green Lagrange; Hygrothermal; Newton Raphson

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

HYGROTHERMAL ENVIRONMENTS; LAMINATED COMPOSITE SHELLS; NEWTON-RAPHSON SCHEME; NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

DEFORMATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 16344387176     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.07.019     Document Type: Article

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