Virtual testing for advanced aerospace composites: Advances and future needs

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Yang, Q D ^a   Cox, Brian N ^b   Fang, X J ^a   Zhou, Z Q ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b TELEDYNE SCIENTIFIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TENSILE TESTING; VIRTUAL ADDRESSES;

AEROSPACE COMPOSITES; COMPUTATIONAL CHALLENGES; EVOLUTION PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIERARCHICAL SIMULATION; MODEL-BASED ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR COUPLING; STRUCTURAL FAILURE;

FAILURE (MECHANICAL);

EID: 78649561779     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002637     Document Type: Article

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