A novel method for measuring the through-thickness shear moduli of anisotropic plates from surface deformation measurements

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1815-1825

  Pierron, Fabrice ^a  

^a ARTS ET MÉTIERS PARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; B. Optical properties techniques; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC PLATES; B. OPTICAL PROPERTIES/TECHNIQUES; D. MECHANICAL TESTING; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FINITE ELEMENT; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR; NOVEL METHODS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES/TECHNIQUES; PRACTICAL USE; SPECKLE INTERFEROMETRY; SURFACE DEFORMATION; THICKNESS-SHEAR; VIRTUAL FIELDS METHOD;

ANISOTROPY; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; INTERFEROMETRY; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL TESTING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR STRAIN; SPECKLE;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 71649105444     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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