Three-dimensional finite element modelling of delamination growth in notched composite laminates under compression loading

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-171

  Pradhan, S C ^a   Tay, T E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Delamination growth; Strain energy release rate; Unite element analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FATIGUE TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN RATE;

DELAMINATION GROWTH; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032058307     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0013-7944(98)00007-1     Document Type: Article

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