ISSN:
1615-1488
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract In this paper, an energy based method is proposed to determine the optimal orientation of orthotropic materials under static loading. Instead of assuming that the strain or stress fields are fixed with respect to orientational variables, the dependency of strain and stress fields on material orientation is explored by introducing an energy factor in the inclusion model. From the derivations, the strain based method and the stress based method can be recovered and their limitations are discussed. Numerical examples from these methods are presented and compared.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01203536
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