Parametric optimization of grid-stiffened composite panels for maximizing their performance under transverse loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-363

  Jadhav, Prakash ^a   Mantena, P Raju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Grid stiffened composites; Impact response; Specific energy absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPULSE RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

GRID-STIFFENED COMPOSITES; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; STRUCTURAL RESONANCE;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS; IMPACT; POLYPROPYLENE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751107947     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

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