Accuracy assessment of a three-dimensional, crack tip element based approach for predicting delamination growth in stiffened-skin geometries

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-32

  Davidson, Barry D ^a   Yu, Lijie ^a,b   Lundberg, Sean D ^a,c   Rao, Lakshman M ^a,d  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

^d SGT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack tip element; Delamination; Energy release rate; Mixed mode; Toughness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

CRACK TIP ELEMENT; DELAMINATION GROWTH; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; MIXED MODE;

CRACKS;

EID: 15044338958     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-004-8155-y     Document Type: Article

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