Crack opening displacement and the associated response of laminates with varying constraints

International Journal of Damage Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 174-193

  Varna, Janis ^a   Akshantala, Nagendra V ^b   Talreja, Ramesh ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATES;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0033108023     PISSN: 10567895     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105678959900800205     Document Type: Article

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