Imperfect interlaminar interfaces in laminated composites: Bending, buckling and transient reponses

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2269-2277

  Bui, V Q ^a   Marechal, E ^b   Nguyen Dang, H ^a  

^a Department of Fracture Mechanics   (Belgium)

^b SAMTECH   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Defects; B. Interfacial strength; C. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BENDING STRENGTH; BONDING; BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFACIAL ENERGY; MONOLAYERS; PLATE METAL; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CRITICAL BUCKLING LOADS; DISPLACEMENT; IMPERFECT INTERLAMINAR INTERFACES; INTERLAMINAR EMBEDDED CRACKS; INTERLAMINAR TRACTION; TRANSIENT RESPONSES; ZERO THICKNESS ADHESIVE INTERFACES;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0033341490     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(99)00081-0     Document Type: Article

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