Finite element analysis of thin-walled composite laminated beams with geometrically nonlinear behavior including warping deformation

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1363-1372

  Cardoso, J E Barradas ^a   Benedito, Nuno M B ^b   Valido, Aníbal J J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE SETÚBAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composites; Finite elements; Nonlinear structures; Thin walled beams

Indexed keywords

BEAM CROSS-SECTION; BENDING-TORSION; COMPOSITES; CONTINUUM FORMULATION; DISCRETIZATIONS; FINITE BEAMS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENTS; GENERALIZED DISPLACEMENT CONTROLS; GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR; ISOPARAMETRIC FINITE ELEMENTS; LAMINATED BEAMS; NONLINEAR STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; THIN-WALLED BEAM; THIN-WALLED BEAMS; THIN-WALLED COMPOSITES;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; LAMINATING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; TORSIONAL STRESS; WEAVING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 68749093865     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2009.03.002     Document Type: Article

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