Experimental investigation of the dynamic characteristics of laminated composite beams

International Journal of Mechanical and Mechanics Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 59-68

  Aly, Mohammed F ^a   Goda, I G M ^a   Hassan, Galal A ^b  

^a FAYOUM UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Composite beams; Dynamic tests; Finite element method; Natural frequencies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859479177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2077124X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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