Modeling and uncertainty quantification of nanofiber enhanced polymer composite materials with functionally graded interphase properties

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Rouhi, M ^a   Rais Rohani, M ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIAL BUCKLING LOAD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; INTERPHASE PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICAL APPROACH; OVERALL PROPERTIES; POLYMER COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PROBABILISTIC OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY THEORY; RANDOMLY DISTRIBUTED; STOCHASTIC UNCERTAINTIES; THERMOSET POLYMERS; THIN-WALLED COMPOSITES; UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATIONS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; THERMOSETS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872478668     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-1924     Document Type: Conference Paper

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