An interface element for modelling the onset and growth of mixed-mode cracking in aluminium and fibre metal laminates

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 817-837

  Hashagen, Frank ^a   De Borst, Rene ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Discrete crack model; Fibre metal laminates; Interface elements; Mixed mode cracking; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; STRESS ANALYSIS; YIELD STRESS;

DISCRETE CRACK MODEL; FIBER METAL LAMINATES;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0031270093     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1997.5.6.817     Document Type: Article

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