Analysis of composite laminates with transverse cracks

Composite Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 419-426

  Tay, T E ^a   Lim, E H ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VECTORS;

TRANSVERSE CRACKS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0030121232     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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