Morphing structures by way of stiffness variations

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2007, Pages 183-191

  Gordon, Benjamin O ^a,b   Clark, William W ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM LAYERS; MAGNITUDE CHANGES; MORPHING STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL LAYERS;

ADHESIVES; BONDING; ELECTRIC HEATING ELEMENTS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS;

EID: 34547540012     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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