Numerical simulation of fatigue-driven delamination using interface elements

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 63, Issue 13, 2005, Pages 1824-1848

  Robinson, Paul ^a   Galvanetto, Ugo ^a   Tumino, Davide ^b   Bellucci, Giordano ^a,c   Violeau, David ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c McLaren Ltd   (United States)

^d Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Delamination; Fatigue; Interface elements

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYCLIC LOADS; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); INTERFACES (MATERIALS); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

CONTINUUM FATIGUE MODEL; DAMAGE MECHANICS; PARIS LAW; STATIC LOADING;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 22744454664     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1338     Document Type: Article

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