Bistable prestressed buckled laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 15-16, 2008, Pages 3431-3437

  Daynes, S ^a   Potter, K D ^a   Weaver, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); B. Non linear behaviour; C. Residual stress

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BUCKLING; CURING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL SPRAYING;

A. POLYMER-MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMCS); B. NON-LINEAR BEHAVIOUR; BI STABILITIES; BISTABLE; BUCKLING MECHANISMS; C. RESIDUAL STRESS; EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; GEOMETRIC NON LINEARITIES; MATRIX MATERIALS; MORPHING AIRCRAFT; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PRE STRESSES; PREPREG; PRESTRESSED;

LAMINATES;

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; LAMINATE; MATRIX; STRESS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 55649095305     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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