The tendency for free-edge delamination in laminates and its minimization

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 233-242

  Lindemann, J ^a   Becker, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIEGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; C. Computational simulation; C. Delamination; C. Laminates; Reduction of delamination tendency

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATES; OPTIMIZATION; STRESSES;

FREE-EDGE DELAMINATION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0036471159     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(01)00214-7     Document Type: Article

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