Energy release rate and stress intensity factors for delaminated composite laminates

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 451-459

  Sheinman, Izhak ^a   Kardomateas, George A ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE; J INTEGRAL; MODE MIXITY CALCULATION; ORTHOTROPIC PROPERTIES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031076238     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00018-2     Document Type: Article

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