Mesh design in finite element analysis of post-buckled delamination in composite laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 603-611

  Tay, T E ^a   Shen, F ^a   Lee, K H ^a   Scaglione, A ^b   Di Sciuva, M ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Finite element analysis; Mesh design; Post buckled delamination

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN;

CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE; MESH DESIGN; POST BUCKLED DELAMINATION; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

BUCKLING; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; STRAIN; THEORETICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033303964     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00033-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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