Thermo-mechanics of undamaged and damaged multilayered composite plates: a sub-laminates finite element approach

Composite Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 125-136

  Gherlone, Marco ^a   Di Sciuva, Marco ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Multilayered plates; Plate mixed finite element; Sub laminates; Thermo mechanics; Transverse deformability

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; DEFORMATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

MULTILAYERED PLATES; THERMO-MECHANICS; TRANSVERSE DEFORMABILITY; TRANSVERSE DISPLACEMENT; ZIG-ZAG PLATE MODEL;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34250672764     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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