Design of Composite Material Structures for Buckling - An Evaluation of the State-of-the-Art

Abstract

Composite materials have favorable stiffness/weight and strength/ weight ratios. Since the technology is relatively new and use of such materials introduces special problems, there has been some reluctance among designers to adopt composites in primary structures, particularly for buckling critical components. The purpose of the review of the literature presented in this report is to illustrate the special problems connected with use of composites. The body of the report summarizes the conclusions the author felt could be based on the available material. The Appendix contains an annotated bibliography, listing 95 references on the subject.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112218

Entities

People

  • B. O. Almroth

Organizations

  • Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Bibliographies
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Contracts
  • Epoxy Composites
  • Fiber Reinforced Composites
  • Laminates
  • Literature Surveys
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Mechanics
  • Metal Plates
  • New York
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Dynamics.