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A fast simulation procedure for ribbed composite structures with material degradation

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A fast simulation procedure for axially loaded ribbed composite structures is suggested based on the response surface methodology (RSM). The assessment of material degradation in terms of stiffness reduction in the skin-stringer zone is carried out to ensure the design reliability, thus acquiring a fast simulation procedure for an efficient and reliable analysis of the behaviour of axially loaded ribbed composite panels in their postbuckling state.

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Russian translation published in Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 43, No. 3, pp. 339–348, May–June, 2007.

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Kalnins, K., Auzins, J. & Rikards, R. A fast simulation procedure for ribbed composite structures with material degradation. Mech Compos Mater 43, 225–232 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11029-007-0022-2

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