A finite element formulation for the analysis of laminated composite shells

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 20-21, 2004, Pages 1623-1638

  Hossain, S J ^a   Sinha, P K ^a   Sheikh, A H ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Finite elements; Linear analysis; Shells

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FUNCTIONS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TENSORS;

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; LINEAR ANALYSIS; SHELLS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 3142639404     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.05.004     Document Type: Article

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