Calculation of damage-dependent directional failure indices from the Tsai - Wu failure criterion

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 305-310

  Van Paepegem, W ^a   Degrieck, J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMC's); B. Fracture; B. Strength; C. Failure Criterion

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES;

FAILURE INDICES;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

DAMAGE; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH;

EID: 0037292086     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(02)00251-8     Document Type: Article

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