Prediction of composite laminate fracture: micromechanics and progressive fracture

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1137-1149

  Gotsis, P K ^a   Chamis, C C ^a   Minnetyan, L ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; GRAPHITE FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; MULTIDIRECTIONAL LAMINATES; PROGRESSIVE FRACTURE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; STRESS/STRAIN CURVES; TESTING, FRACTURE;

EID: 0032124951     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(97)00014-6     Document Type: Article

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