Optimal design of box-section sandwich beams in three-point bending

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 14-15, 2007, Pages 4742-4769

  Mai, S P ^a   Fleck, N A ^a   Lu, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elasticity theory; Finite element method; Lattice materials; Local compliance; Optimal design; Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ELASTICITY THEORY; LATTICE MATERIALS; LOCAL COMPLIANCE; MACROSCOPIC BENDING; SANDWICH BEAMS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TRANSVERSE DEFLECTION; TUBULAR BEAMS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 33947617275     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.11.046     Document Type: Article

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