Efficient modelling of delamination buckling in composite cylindrical shells under axial compression

Composite Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 511-520

  Tafreshi, Azam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling analysis; Composites; Delamination; Finite element method; Laminated cylindrical shells

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DELAMINATION; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPRESSIVE LOADS; COMPUTING MEMORY; COMPUTING TIME;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BUCKLING; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; COMPRESSION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAMINATE;

EID: 2142645992     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.050     Document Type: Article

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