Compressive Response of Debonded Thick Composite Shells Including the Effects of Transient Moisture Sorption

Abstract

Two important issues associated with structural integrity of composite shells are the prediction of the conditions for the loss of stability and the question accurately assessing the behavior of the structure in the presence of defects. Two other issues that are included in this project are a study of the growth of internal delaminations, and an investigation of the effect of the hygroscopic environment in the context of predicting the combined effects of moisture sorption and external compression with respect to the stress and deformation fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA250080

Entities

People

  • G. A. Kardomateas

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mechanics
  • Buckling
  • Composite Materials
  • Delamination
  • Films
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Moisture
  • Sorption
  • Structural Integrity
  • Thin Films
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Systems Analysis and Design