Inverse method based on modal analysis for characterizing the constitutive properties of thick composite plates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 85, Issue 17-18, 2007, Pages 1310-1320

  Cugnoni, Joël ^a   Gmür, Thomas ^a   Schorderet, Alain ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; HSDT shell finite elements; Material properties; Mixed numerical experimental methods; Modal analysis; Optimisation process; Parameter identification

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; THICK COMPOSITE PLATES;

ALGORITHMS; LAMINATES; MODAL ANALYSIS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

INVERSE PROBLEMS;

EID: 34447320772     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.090     Document Type: Article

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