Macro-failure criterion for the theory of laminated composite structures with free edge delaminations

Computers and Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 195-204

  Borovkov, A ^a   Palmov, V ^a   Banichuk, N ^b   Saurin, V ^b   Barthold, F ^c   Stein, E ^c  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b INSTITUTE FOR PROBLEMS IN MECHANICS   (Russian Federation)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; OPTIMIZATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

ENERGY RELEASE RATES; HOMOGENIZATION; MACRO FAILURE CRITERION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0033894260     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(99)00169-8     Document Type: Article

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