Microbuckle initiation from a patch of large amplitude fibre waviness in a composite under compression and bending

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-37

  Fleck, Norman A ^a   Liu, Dongquan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESSES;

AMPLITUDE FIBRE WAVINESS; KINKING THEORY; MICROBUCKLE INITIATION;

BUCKLING;

EID: 0035119962     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0997-7538(00)01124-4     Document Type: Article

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