Application of decohesive model with mixed damage scale in fracture analysis of composite materials

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 761-769

  Chen, J ^a   New, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite materials and repairs; Crack and delamination growth; Interface element; Interfacial decohesion model; Mixed damage scale

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DECOHESIVE MODEL; DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAM; FOUR POINT BENDING; FRACTURE ENERGY; T;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0035504902     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-2695.2001.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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