Delamination growth analysis in laminated structures with continuum-based 3D-shell elements and a viscoplastic softening model

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 185, Issue 2-4, 2000, Pages 123-139

  Sprenger, W ^a   Gruttmann, F ^b   Wagner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D shell element; Delamination; EAS method; Stiffness parameters; Viscoplastic softening

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VISCOPLASTICITY;

DELAMINATION GROWTH ANALYSIS; ENHANCED ASSUMED STRAIN METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SHELL ELEMENTS; VISCOPLASTIC SOFTENING MODEL;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 0034188186     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00255-8     Document Type: Article

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