The effect of fibre orientation closure approximations on mechanical property predictions

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 975-982

  Jack, D A ^a   Smith, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; B. Mechanical properties; C. Numerical analysis; Orientation tensor closures

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR FLOW; STIFFNESS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TENSORS;

ORTHOTROPIC FORMS; TENSOR CLOSURES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 33845526585     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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