Reliability-based knockdown factors for composite cylindrical shells under axial compression

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1351-1358

  Biagi, M ^a   Del Medico, F ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Buckling; Composites structures; Knockdown factor; Reliability; Stability

Indexed keywords

AXIAL COMPRESSION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DATA COMPRESSION; DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); KETONES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

BUCKLING; COMPOSITES STRUCTURES; KNOCKDOWN FACTOR; STABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 51249103820     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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