Geometry and stacking sequence effect on composite spinnaker pole's stiffness: Experimental and numerical analysis

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 217-235

  Valenza, Antonino ^a   Borsellino, Chiara ^b   Calabrese, Luigi ^b   Di Bella, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite material; FEM; Spinnaker pole; Stacking sequence

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STIFFNESS; THICKNESS CONTROL;

SAIL POLES; SAILING SPORTS; SPINNAKER POLE; STACKING SEQUENCE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33745889326     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-006-9013-z     Document Type: Article

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