Bending deformation of honeycomb consisting of regular hexagonal cells

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 736-746

  Chen, D H ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elasticity; Equivalent elastic modulus; Flexural rigidity; Honeycomb; Torsion of plate

Indexed keywords

BENDING DEFORMATIONS; EQUIVALENT ELASTIC MODULUS; FLEXURAL RIGIDITIES; FLEXURAL RIGIDITY; GENERALIZED VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLE; HEXAGONAL CELLS; HONEYCOMB; HONEYCOMB CELLS; IN-PLANE DEFORMATION; INCLINED WALLS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ROTATION ANGLES; THEORETICAL TECHNIQUE; THIN PLATE; TORSION OF PLATE; TORSION PROBLEMS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; NUMERICAL METHODS; RIGIDITY; TORSIONAL STRESS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

BENDING (DEFORMATION);

EID: 79951511388     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.08.006     Document Type: Article

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