Contact behavior of an orthotropic laminated beam indented by a rigid cylinder

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 505-513

  Mahajan, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Contact behaviour; C. Delamination; C. Finite element analysis; C. Laminates

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GRAPH THEORY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0032019001     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(97)00155-3     Document Type: Article

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