Analysis of composite laminates with intra- and interlaminar damage

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 152-173

  Kashtalyan, Maria ^a   Soutis, Costas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACK INITIATION; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; LAMINAR FLOW; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; CRACK-INDUCED DELAMINATIONS; INTERLAMINAR DAMAGE; PLY ORIENTATION ANGLE;

LAMINATES;

EID: 20544450748     PISSN: 03760421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paerosci.2005.03.004     Document Type: Review

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