Simultaneously high stiffness and damping in a class of wavy layered composites

Composite Structures

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 104-110

  Sain, Trisha ^a   Meaud, Julien ^a   Hulbert, Greg ^a   Arruda, Ellen M ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Damping; Polymer; Stiffness; Wavy layer

Indexed keywords

LAYERED COMPOSITES; MECHANICAL STIFFNESS; METAL-POLYMER COMPOSITES; STIFFNESS AND DAMPING; STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS; ULTRATHIN LAYERS; VISCOUS POLYMERS; WAVY LAYER;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DAMPING; POLYMERS;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 84875781979     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.01.024     Document Type: Article

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