Modelling and applications of thermally induced multistable composites with piecewise variation of lay-up in the planform

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

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 6809-6821

  Mattioni, F ^a,b,c   Weaver, P M ^a,b,c   Friswell, M I ^a,b,c   Potter, K D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Queen's Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

MORPHING; MULTISTABLE COMPOSITES; SHAPE-ADAPTABLE STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 34547570022     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2262     Document Type: Conference Paper

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