3D FEA simulation of segmented reinforcement variable stiffness composites

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6929, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Henry, C P ^a   McKnight, G P ^a   Enke, A ^b   Bortolin, R ^b   Joshi, S ^b  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^b NextGen Aeronautics   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; High deformation; Modeling; Morphing; Shape memory polymer

Indexed keywords

(PL) PROPERTIES; 3-D MODELING; APPLIED (CO); COLD STATE; COMPOSITE STIFFNESS; CURRENT STATE; DEFORMATION PROPERTIES; ELASTIC STIFFNESS; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FEA SIMULATION; INTERLAMINAR STRAINS; KINEMATIC APPROXIMATIONS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOADING CONDITIONS; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MATERIAL SYSTEMS; MATRIX MODULUS; MICRO STRUCTURAL; MORPHING; MORPHING STRUCTURES; NEW MATERIALS; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE TRADE-OFF; RE-CONFIGURABLE; REDUCED STIFFNESS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS (RVE); REVERSIBLE STRAINS; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER (SMP); STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; TEST MATRICES; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; GEOMETRY; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MECHANICS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MODELS; MULTITASKING; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTIMIZATION; PIGMENTS; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; SET THEORY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; SPACECRAFT; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WEIGHING;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

EID: 44949153818     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.778891     Document Type: Conference Paper

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