Shear driven delamination propagation in two dimensions

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 757-765

  Davies, G A O ^a   Robinson, P ^a   Robson, J ^a   Eady, D ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delamination; Finite element simulation; Mode II

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR STRESS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITE PLATES; SHEAR MODE II;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030652478     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(97)00015-8     Document Type: Article

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