Efficient modeling of postbuckling delamination growth in composite laminates using plate elements

AIAA Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 178-184

  Klug, J ^a,b   Wu, X X ^a,c,d   Sun, C T ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dept of Aero and Astronautics ^*

^c Sch of Aeronautics and Astronautics

^d Everready Battery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRAIN RATE;

PLATE ELEMENTS; POSTBUCKLING DELAMINATION GROWTH;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0029697977     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.13038     Document Type: Article

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