A total fatigue life model for mode i delaminated composite laminates

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-42

  Shivakumar, Kunigal ^a   Chen, Huanchun ^a   Abali, Felix ^b   Le, Dy ^b   Davis, Curtis ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILLIAM J HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite laminate; Delamination; Mode I; Total life

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; ESTERS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA;

BRAIDED FIBER COMPOSITES; DELAMINATED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; MODE I; TOTAL LIFE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 27444438189     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2005.04.006     Document Type: Article

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