Comparison of models for transverse ply cracks in composite laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12-13, 2000, Pages 2347-2359

  McCartney, L N ^a   Schoeppner, G A ^b   Becker, W ^c  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

C. Laminates; C. Stress transfer; C. Transverse cracks; Composites

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; TRANSVERSE CRACKS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 0034281315     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00030-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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