A semi-analytical finite element model for the analysis of laminated 3D axisymmetric shells: Bending, free vibration and buckling

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 273-281

  Santos, Henrique ^a   Soares, Cristóvão M Mota ^a   Soares, Carlos A Mota ^a   Reddy, J N ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric shells; Bending; Buckling; Finite element method; Free vibration

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

FINITE ELEMENT MESH; FREE VIBRATION; LAMINATED ORTHOTROPIC ELASTIC MATERIAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL AXISYMMETRIC SHELLS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

BENDING; BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; VIBRATION;

EID: 28344448882     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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