Predicting progressive delamination of composite material specimens via interface elements

Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-317

  Chen, J ^a   Crisfield, M ^a   Kinloch, A J ^a   Busso, E P ^a   Matthews, F L ^a   Qiu, Y ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033435901     PISSN: 10759417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/107594199305476     Document Type: Article

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