Evolution of transverse matrix cracking in cross-ply laminates

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 451-464

  Qu, J ^a   Hoiseth, K ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross ply laminates; Effective stiffness; Micromechanics; Transverse cracks

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

CROSS PLY LAMINATES; GRIFFITH FRACTURE CRITERION; TRANSVERSE MATRIX CRACKING;

LAMINATES;

EID: 0032045288     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.1998.00536.x     Document Type: Article

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