Nonlinear Analyses of Homogeneous, Symmetrically Delaminated Single Leg Bending Specimens

Journal of Composites Technology and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 170-178

  Pieracci, A ^a   Davidson, B D ^b   Sundararaman, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delamination; Energy release rate; Nonlinear finite element analysis; Single leg bending specimen; Testing design procedure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542427901     PISSN: 08846804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/ctr10849j     Document Type: Article

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