The onset of tearing at slits in stressed coated plain weave fabrics

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 879-886

  Godfrey, T A ^a   Rossettos, J N ^b   Bosselman, S E ^a  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NYLON FABRICS; PLAIN WEAVE FABRICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) SHEAR-LAG MODEL; YARN-SLIP MECHANISM;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; STIFFNESS; STRESSES;

FABRICS;

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORMING FABRICS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 14744275677     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1794165     Document Type: Article

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