Damage mechanics analysis of transverse cracking evolution in delaminated CFRP laminates

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1360-1366

  Kobayashi, S ^a   Takeda, N ^a   Ogihara, S ^b   Kobayashi, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; THERMOELASTICITY;

CRITICAL AVERAGE PLY STRESS; CRITICAL ENERGY RELEASE RATE; DAMAGE MECHANICS ANALYSIS; TRANSVERSE CRACKING EVOLUTION;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033330178     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073168449901801501     Document Type: Article

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