Numerical studies of shear damped composite beams using a constrained damping layer

Composite Structures

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-311

  Kristensen, R F ^a   Nielsen, K L ^a   Mikkelsen, L P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Composite beam; Constrained damping; Timoshenko beam theory

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRAIN;

CONSTRAINED DAMPING; MATERIAL SYSTEM; TIMOSHENKO BEAM THEORY;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRAIN;

EID: 38349070775     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.04.025     Document Type: Article

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