Progressive failure predictions for rib-stiffened panels based on multicontinuum technology

Composite Structures

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 357-366

  Key, Christopher T ^a   Garnich, Mark R ^b   Hansen, Andrew C ^b  

^a Firehole Technologies Incorporated   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Grid stiffened structures; Multicontinuum technology; Progressive failure

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DATA REDUCTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

MULTICONTINUUM TECHNOLOGY (MCT); TEST DATA;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042644561     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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