Identifying failure mechanisms of composite structures under compressive load

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1137-1161

  Wu, L C ^a   Lo, C Y ^a   Nakamura, T ^a   Kushner, A ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

FAILURE MODES; INTERLAMINAR FLAWS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032041482     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(97)00096-6     Document Type: Article

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