Numerical study on the mode I delamination toughness of z-pinned laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1481-1493

  Yan, Wenyi ^a   Liu, Hong Yuan ^a   Mai, Yiu Wing ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

B. Fracture toughness; C. Computational simulation; C. Delamination; C. Laminates; Z pin reinforcement

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT (COD);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038007603     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00167-2     Document Type: Article

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