Damage mechanics of top-that stiffeners used in FRP ship construction

Marine Structures

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-19

  Phillips, H J ^a   Shenoi, R A ^b   Moss, C E ^c  

^a Hamworthy Marine Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c BMT DEFENCE SERVICES LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Damage tolerance; Delamination; Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP); Finite element analysis; Ship structures; Strain energy release rates; Top that stiffeners

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE; TOP-HAT STIFFENERS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; SHIP DESIGN; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0032766809     PISSN: 09518339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0951-8339(99)00003-9     Document Type: Article

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