Using new closed-form solutions to set up design rules and numerical investigations for global and local buckling of sandwich beams

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-289

  Leotoing L ^a   Drapier, S ^a   Vautrin, A ^a  

^a ECOLE DES MINES DE SAINT ETIENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Design diagrams; FE models; Sandwich structure; Scale effects; Sensitivities; Stability

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

DESIGN DIAGRAMS; FE MODELS; SCALE EFFECTS; SENSITIVITIES;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 2642586513     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636204034632     Document Type: Article

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