Transverse cracking of cross-ply laminates: Part 2. Progressive widthwise cracking

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1003-1010

  Berthelot, J M ^a   El Mahi, A ^a   Leblond, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Analytical models; Crack distributions; Cross ply laminates; Damage accumulation; Finite element analysis; Progressive transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; CRACK INITIATION; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CRACK DISTRIBUTION; CROSS PLY LAMINATES; DAMAGE ACCUMULATION; ELEMENTARY CELL; PROGRESSIVE WIDTHWISE CRACKING; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030377831     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-835X(96)00064-4     Document Type: Article

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