Mechanical analysis of 3D braided composites: A finite element model

Composite Structures

Volumn 64, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 399-404

  Zeng, Tao ^a,b   Wu, Lin zhi ^a   Guo, Li cheng ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b HARBIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

3D braided composites; Cracking; Finite element method; Mechanical property

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

3D MECHANICAL LOADING; MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL LOADING;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

BRAID; CRACKING; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 2142711133     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.041     Document Type: Article

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