Transverse cracking of cross-ply laminates: Part 1. Analysis

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 989-1001

  Berthelot, J M ^a   Leblond, P ^a   El Mahi, A ^a   Le Corre, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Cross ply laminates; Damage accumulation; Finite element analysis; Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TENSILE TESTING;

CRACK DENSITY; CROSS PLY LAMINATES; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; PARABOLIC SHEAR LAG ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS REDUCTION; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030377675     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(96)80002-A     Document Type: Article

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