Finite-element analysis of a polymer composite subjected to ball indentation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 271-281

  Varadi K ^a   Neder Z ^a   Friedrich, K ^b   Flock J ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUT FÜR VERBUNDWERKSTOFFE GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

BALL INDENTATION; DISPLACEMENT COUPLING METHOD;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE;

EID: 0344673403     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(98)00066-9     Document Type: Article

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