COD-based simulation of transverse cracking and stiffness reduction in [S/90n]s laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 637-656

  Joffe, R ^a   Krasnikovs, A ^b   Varna, J ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

B.Mechanical properties; C.Finite element analysis (FEA); C.Probabilistics methods; C.Transverse cracking; Crack opening displacment (COD)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; ELASTIC MODULI; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CRACK-OPENING DISPLACEMENT (COD);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CRACKING; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STIFFNESS;

EID: 0035304157     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00172-X     Document Type: Article

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