Numerical and experimental analysis of the static compliance of chiral truss-core airfoils

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 965-981

  Spadoni, Alessandro ^a   Ruzzene, Massimo ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeroelastic tailoring; Chiral topology; Morphing airfoils; Truss core airfoils

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548606153     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2007.2.965     Document Type: Article

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