Stress concentration due to defects in a honeycomb structure

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-59

  Chen, D H ^a   Ozaki, S ^b  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Defect; Finite element method; Fracture mechanics; Honeycomb; Interference effect; Stress concentration

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEFECTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE STRESS;

APPROXIMATE METHODS; BENDING STRESS; CELL WALLS; CELL WIDTHS; DEFECT CELLS; DEFECT SIZES; ELASTIC PLATES; HONEYCOMB; HONEYCOMB CORES; INTERFERENCE EFFECT; NUMERICAL RESULTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

CRACKING; DEFECT; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE PROPERTY;

EID: 61449130542     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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