Unified approach to modeling matrix cracking and delamination in laminated composite structures

AIAA journal

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 153-160

  Thornburgh, Robert ^a   Chattopadhyay, Aditi ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

MATRIX CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0034825219     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1283     Document Type: Article

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