Bistable composite laminates: Effects of laminate composition on cured shape and response to thermal load

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2220-2225

  Giddings, Peter F ^a   Bowen, Christopher R ^a   Salo, Aki I T ^b   Kim, Hyunsun A ^a   Ive, Alan ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistable laminates; Composite structures; Experimental mechanics; Finite element; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

BI-STABLE COMPOSITE; BISTABLE LAMINATES; BISTABLES; DEFLECTION RATES; EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENTS; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MATERIALS SELECTION; MOTION ANALYSIS SYSTEM; MULTISTABLE; STABLE STATE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; THERMAL LOADINGS; THICKNESS VARIATION; THICKNESS-SHEAR;

CURING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESINS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); THERMAL LOAD; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELASTICITY;

LAMINATES;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAMINATE; LOADING (TESTING); MECHANICS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 77950866715     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.08.043     Document Type: Article

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