Progressive fracture of fiber composite build-up structures

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 182-198

  Gotsis, Pascal K ^a,c,d   Chamis, C C ^a,c,d   Minnetyan, Levon ^b  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Clarkson University   (United States)

^c Structures Division   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite structures; Computational simulation; Damage; Degradation; Durability; Finite element analysis; Fracture; Laminated cylinders; Laminated thin shells; Stiffened panel; Structural analysis; Structural degradation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FRACTURE; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

BUILT UP COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; LAMINATE PANEL; MECHANICAL LOADING; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CODSTRAN; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030705314     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449701600207     Document Type: Article

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