A mechanistic model for fatigue damage evolution in composite laminates

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 123-140

  Akshantala, Nagendra V ^a   Talreja, Ramesh ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross ply laminates; Delamination; Transverse cracks

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

CROSS PLY LAMINATES; FATIGUE DAMAGE EVOLUTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032122041     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(98)00007-6     Document Type: Article

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