A probabilistic progressive failure model of composite laminates

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1020-1038

  Mahadevan, S ^a   Liu, X ^a   Xiao, Q ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRACK INITIATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BRANCH AND BOUND CONCEPT; FIRST ORDER RELIABILITY METHOD (FORM); PROBABILISTIC PROGRESSIVE FAILURE MODEL;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031363001     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449701601104     Document Type: Article

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