Progressional approach to interfacial failure in carbon reinforced composites: Elasto-plastic finite element modelling of interface cracks

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 929-943

  Nath, R B ^a   Fenner, D N ^a   Galiotis, C ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRICTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

PROGRESSIONAL APPROACH;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0033684651     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-835X(00)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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