A review of explicit finite element software for composite impact analysis

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 375-386

  Nguyen, Minh Q ^a   Elder, David J ^a   Bayandor, Javid ^a   Thomson, Rodney S ^b   Scott, Murray L ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Coop Res Ctr Adv Compos SL ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite damage; Element formulation; Explicit analysis; Finite element

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

BARELY VISIBLE IMPACT DAMAGE (BVID); COMPOSITE DAMAGE; ELEMENT FORMULATION; EXPLICIT ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 17444432987     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305046739     Document Type: Review

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