Simulation of low velocity impact on fiber laminates using a cohesive zone based delamination model

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-288

  Borg, Rikard ^a   Nilsson, Larsgunnar ^a   Simonsson, Kjell ^a  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; C. Computational simulation; C. Crack; C. Delamination; C. Laminates

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; IMPACT TESTING;

DELAMINATION INITIATION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; IMPACT; LAMINATE;

EID: 0347413610     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00256-2     Document Type: Article

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