Causes of weight reduction effects of material substitution on constant stiffness components

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 613-637

  Patton, Richard ^a   Li, Fang ^a   Edwards, Micael ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curved beam; Lambda factor; Material substitution; Structural index

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LIGHT WEIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CURVED BEAMS; LAMBDA FACTOR; MATERIAL SUBSTITUTION; STRUCTURAL INDEX;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 1642337408     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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