Shear-lag analysis of the effect of thickness on spring-in of curved composites

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1311-1324

  Wisnom, Michael R ^a   Potter, Kevin D ^a   Ersoy, Nuri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Curved composites; Residual stresses; Shear lag; Spring in

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; GELATION; SHRINKAGE; THERMOSETS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VITRIFICATION;

C-SECTIONS; CURVED COMPOSITES; SHEAR-LAG ANALYSIS; SPRING-IN ANGLES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34249294540     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998306068072     Document Type: Article

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