Effects of fiber misalignment and transverse shear modulus on localization and shear crippling instability in thick imperfect cross-ply rings under external pressure

Composite Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 587-599

  Chaudhuri, Reaz A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross ply ring; Fiber misalignment; Interlaminar shear normal deformation; Localization; Modal imperfection; Shear crippling instability

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEFECT STRUCTURES; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

CROSS-PLY RING; FIBER MISALIGNMENT; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR/NORMAL DEFORMATION; SHEAR CRIPPLING INSTABILITY;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BUCKLING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTY; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRAIN;

EID: 35048832437     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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