Controlling failure using structural fuses for predictable progressive failure of composite laminates

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 473-489

  Salas, Pablo ^a   Venkataraman, Satchi ^a  

^a UTC Aerospace Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure predictability; Progressive failure; Robust design; Structural fuse

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAMINATES; ROBUST CONTROL;

DETERMINISTIC OPTIMIZATION; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE PREDICTABILITY; STRUCTURAL FUSES;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 36148974307     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-007-0109-3     Document Type: Article

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