Fluidic flexible matrix composites for the tailoring of variable stiffness adaptive structures

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 24-34

  Michael, H ^b   Shan, Yine ^c   Wang, K W ^a,d   Bakis, C E ^a,c   Rahn, C D ^a,d  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 212 Earth Engineering Sciences Bldg   (United States)

^d 157E Hammond Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber; Flexible matrix composite; Fluid; Variable modulus

Indexed keywords

FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITES; VARIABLE MODULUS; VARIABLE STIFFNESS ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES;

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUIDICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547535268     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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