Finite element analysis of wavy composites

Proceedings of the ASME International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference - DETC2005

Volumn 1 C, Issue , 2005, Pages 2375-2381

  Pratt, William F ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon Fiber; Characterization; Composite Materials; Composite Structures; Damping; FEA; Finite Element Analysis; Viscoelasticity; Wavy Composite

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

MATRIX MANIPULATION; WAVY COMPOSITE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33144488197     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/detc2005-85273     Document Type: Conference Paper

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