Statistical characterization of fiber-reinforced polymer composite material properties for structural design

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 132, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1320-1327

  Zureick, Abdul Hamid ^a   Bennett, Richard M ^b   Ellingwood, Bruce R ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced polymers; Probability; Statistics; Structural design; Uncertainty principles

Indexed keywords

FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS; RESISTANCE FACTORS; STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS; UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLES;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 33746190702     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2006)132:8(1320)     Document Type: Article

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