An interface element with continuous traction to analyze delamination propagation

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 165-179

  Majima, Osamu ^a   Suemasu, Hiroshi ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Composite laminate; Delamination; Finite element method; Interface element; Simulation of damage propagation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRUCTURAL LOADS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

COMPOSITE LAMINATES; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; QUASISTATIC TRANSVERSE LOADS; SIMULATION OF DAMAGE PROPAGATION;

INTERFACES (MATERIALS);

EID: 21644445045     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568551053970672     Document Type: Article

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