Predicting and tracking interlaminar crack growth in composites using a cohesive layer model

Composites Part B:Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 545-553

  El Sayed, S ^a   Sridharan, S ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Fracture; B. Strength; Energy release rate

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; NUCLEATION; STRAIN; STRESSES;

INTERLAMINAR CRACK GROWTH;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0034883656     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(01)00030-0     Document Type: Article

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