A Progressive Damage Model and Analysis Methodology for Predicting the Residual Strength of Composite Laminates

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-9

  Harris, Charles E ^a   Coats, Timothy W ^a   Allen, David H ^b   Lo, David C ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Damage; Delamination; Graphite epoxy; Internal state variables; Matrix cracks

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; DURABILITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

INTERNAL STATE VARIABLES; RESIDUAL STRENGTH; STIFFNESS LOSS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030735352     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10008j     Document Type: Article

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