A triangular plate element for thermo-elastic analysis of sandwich panels with a functionally graded core

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 940-966

  Das, M ^a   Barut, Atila ^a   Madenci, E ^a   Ambur, Damodar R ^b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

FGM; Finite element; Hybrid formulation; Sandwich construction; Single layer theory

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

HYBRID FORMULATION; SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION; SINGLE-LAYER THEORY; THERMOMECHANICAL LOADING;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

EID: 37849187336     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1724     Document Type: Article

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