Application of higher-order structural theory to bending and free vibration analysis of sandwich plates with CNT reinforced composite facesheets

Composite Structures

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 197-207

  Natarajan, Sundararajan ^a   Haboussi, Mohamed ^b   Manickam, Ganapathi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^c Optical Access Group   (India)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube reinforcement; Free vibration; Mechanical loading; Sandwich plate higher order theory; Shear flexible element; Thermal loading

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; REINFORCEMENT; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCEMENTS; FREE VIBRATION; HIGHER-ORDER THEORY; MECHANICAL LOADING; SHEAR FLEXIBLE ELEMENTS; THERMAL LOADINGS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 84900812275     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.03.007     Document Type: Article

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