Abstract: The results of a detailed study of the nonlinear response of curved sandwich panels with composite face sheets, subjected to a temperature gradient through the thickness combined with mechanical loadings, are presented. ...

Abstract: A study is made of the variability of the response of stiffened composite panels, associated with variations in the major geometric and material parameters of the structures. The major parameters, which have the most effect ...

Abstract: Results of an experimental and analytical study of the nonlinear response and failure characteristics of internally pressurized 4- to 16-ply-thick graphite-epoxy cylindrical panels are presented. Specimens were clamped in ...

Abstract: Numerical simulations are used in conjunction with experiments to study the buckling and postbuckling responses and failure initiation of flat, unstiffened composite panels. The numerical simulations are conducted using ...