Modeling bearing failure initiation in pin-contact of composite laminates

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 325-335

  Wu, P S ^a   Sun, C T ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bearing failure; Compressive failure; Laminates; Microbuckling; Pin contact; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUCKLING; ELASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTICITY; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

MICROBUCKLING; PIN-CONTACT TESTS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032136296     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(98)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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