Discrete cohesive zone model to simulate static fracture in carbon fiber textile composites

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 9, Issue , 2005, Pages 6319-6339

  De Xie, ^a   Salvi, Amit G ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a,b   Caliskan, Ari ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AIAA   (United States)

^c FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE COHESIVE ZONE MODEL (DCZM); MESH SENSITIVITY; MIXED MODE BENDING (MMB); PLASTIC CONTINUUM;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PLASTICITY;

FRACTURE;

EID: 28844505105     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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