A simple nonlocal damage model for predicting failure of notched laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 229-236

  Kennedy, T C ^a   Nahan, M F ^a  

^a Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FAILURE LOADS; NONLOCAL DAMAGE MODEL; NOTCHED COMPOSITE LAMINATES; STRAIN SOFTENING; TENSILE LOADING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030166322     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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