A refined higher order finite element for asymmetric composite beams

Composite Structures

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-35

  Murthy, M V V S ^a   Roy Mahapatra, D ^b   Badarinarayana, K ^a   Gopalakrishnan, S ^b  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Asymmetric ply stacking; Axial flexural shear coupling; Exact stiffness matrix; Higher order shear deformation; Laminated composite

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; STRESSES; VIBRATION CONTROL;

BEAM ELEMENTS; FREE VIBRATION; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; STATIC ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERLAMINAR PROPERTY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 6444222082     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.01.005     Document Type: Article

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