Element-failure: An alternative to material property degradation method for progressive damage in composite structures

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 39, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 1659-1675

  Tay, T E ^a   Tan, V B C ^a   Tan, S H N ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Delamination; Element failure method; Material property degradation; Nodal force modification; Progressive damage; Strain invariant failure theory

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DEGRADATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRAIN;

ELEMENT-FAILURE METHOD; MATERIAL PROPERTY DEGRADATION; NODAL FORCE MODIFICATION; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; STRAIN INVARIANT FAILURE THEORY;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 25444465651     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998305051113     Document Type: Article

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