An efficient beam element for the analysis of laminated composite beams of thin-walled open and closed cross sections

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2273-2281

  Sheikh, A H ^a   Thomsen, O T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. Laminate; A. Polymer matrix composites; C. Anisotropy; C. Finite element analysis; C. Modelling

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS;

CROSS SECTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATION; LAMINATED COMPOSITE BEAMS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

EID: 44749088385     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.018     Document Type: Article

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