Functional grading in hierarchical honeycombs: Density specific elastic performance

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2296-2305

  Taylor, C M ^a   Smith, C W ^a   Miller, W ^a   Evans, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FEA; Functionally graded; Hierarchy; Honeycombs

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE STRUCTURE; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FUNCTIONAL GRADING; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; HIERARCHY; HONEYCOMBS; NATURAL MATERIALS; NUMERICAL MODELLING; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 84862785011     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.01.021     Document Type: Article

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