Phenomena in the bifurcation of unsymmetric composite plates

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 100-106

  Potter, Kevin ^a   Weaver, Paul ^a   Seman, Akbar Abu ^a   Shah, Sanjay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Plates; B. Residual internal stress; B. Thermomechanical; Bistable

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFORMATION; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

ADAPTIVE AIRCRAFTS; STABLE GEOMETRY; STRAIN ENERGY; UNSYMMETRIC COMPOSITE PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33751343686     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.01.017     Document Type: Article

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