Optimizing fiber direction in perforated orthotropic media to reduce stress concentration

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1177-1198

  Cho, H K ^a   Rowlands, R E ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Finite element analysis.; Optimization; Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBERS; COMPOSITES; FIBER DIRECTION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS.; FINITE-ELEMENT PROGRAMS; GEOMETRIC DISCONTINUITIES; MAXIMUM STRESS; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; TENSILE STRESS;

STRESS CONCENTRATION;

EID: 67449085815     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308103608     Document Type: Article

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