A meso/micro-mechanical model for damage progression in glass-fiber/epoxy cross-ply laminates by finite-element analysis

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1171-1179

  Xia, Zihui ^a   Chen, Yu ^a   Ellyin, Fernand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix; C. Finite element analysis; Damage simulation; Fiber reinforced cross ply laminate; Meso micro mechanical modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DAMAGE SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; MESOMECHANICAL MODEL; VISCOELASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; MODEL;

EID: 0033923360     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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