Separation of crack extension modes in composite delamination problems

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1285, Issue , 1997, Pages 324-342

  Beuth, Jack L ^a   Narayan, Shri Hari ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Energy release rate; Fatigue (materials); Fracture (materials); Interfacial fracture mechanics; Mode mix; Orthotropic materials; Virtual crack closure technique

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; STRESSES;

CRACK EXTENSION MODE; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE; DISPLACEMENT; IN PLANE ORTHOTROPIC MATERIALS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030609354     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp19935s     Document Type: Article

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