Variable stiffness structures utilizing fluidic flexible matrix composites

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 443-456

  Shan, Ying ^a   Philen, Michael ^b   Lotfi, Amir ^a   Li, Suyi ^a   Bakis, Charles E ^a   Rahn, Christopher D ^a   Wang, K W ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive stiffness; Fiber composite; Flexible matrix composite; Fluidic flexible matrix composite; Structural tailoring

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ELASTIC MODULI; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ADAPTIVE STIFFNESS; ANALYTICAL MODELS; AXIAL STIFFNESS; DESIGN SPACES; EFFECTIVE MODULUS; FIBER COMPOSITE; FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE; FLUID-FILLED; HIGH ANISOTROPIES; HIGH BULK MODULUS; INLET VALVES; LOADING CONDITIONS; MATRIXES; MODEL PREDICTIONS; MODULUS RATIOS; STIFFNESS RATIOS; STRUCTURAL TAILORING; TEST RESULTS; VALVE CONTROLS; VARIABLE MODULUS; VARIABLE STIFFNESS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 60849137873     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X08095270     Document Type: Article

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