Stiffness loss of composite laminates with transverse cracks under mode I and mode III loading

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 190-215

  Lim, E H ^a   Tay, T E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

CRACK DENSITY; CRACK OPENING PROFILE; EFFECTIVE STIFFNESS; MIXED MODE LOADING; NONLINEAR INTERNAL STATE VARIABLES; PLY CONSTRAINTS; STIFFNESS LOSS; TRANSVERSE CRACKS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030123467     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678959600500205     Document Type: Article

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