A moderate deflection composite helicopter rotor blade model with an improved cross-sectional analysis

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2186-2200

  Friedmann, Peretz P ^a   Glaz, Bryan ^a   Palacios, Rafael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite beams; Helicopter rotor blades; VABS

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

AEROELASTIC STABILITIES; COMPOSITE BEAMS; COMPOSITE ROTOR BLADES; COMPOSITE ROTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL WARPING; DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FINITE ELEMENTS; FORWARD FLIGHTS; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; IN-PLANE STRESS; ROTOR BLADES; ROTORCRAFT ANALYSIS; STATIC LOADS; VABS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 62649087036     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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