Impact-induced delamination of composites: A 2D simulation

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 589-602

  Geubelle, Philippe H ^a   Baylor, Jeffrey S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

B. delamination; Cohesive failure; Finite element

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS MATRIX;

COHESIVE FAILURES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL COHESIVE/VOLUMETRIC FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0032311897     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(98)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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