Shear lag prediction in symmetrical laminated composite box beams using artificial neural network

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-89

  Chandak, Rajeev ^a   Upadhyay, Akhil ^a   Bhargava, Pradeep ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Effective width ratio; Finite element method; Laminated composites; Shear lag

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NEURAL NETWORKS; SHEAR STRESS;

BACK PROPAGATION NEURAL NETWORK; EFFECTIVE WIDTH RATIO; LAMINATED COMPOSITE BOX-BEAMS; SHEAR LAG PREDICTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 42449090755     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2008.29.1.077     Document Type: Article

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