Testing of stiffened composite cylindrical shells in the postbuckling range until failure

AIAA Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1806-1817

  Bisagni, Chiara ^a,b   Cordisco, Potito ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Ingegneria Aerospaziale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

AEROSPACE STRUCTURES; AXIAL COMPRESSION; COMPOSITE CYLINDRICAL SHELLS; DESIGN CRITERIA;

BUCKLING;

EID: 4944237504     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6088     Document Type: Article

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