A discontinuous shell-interface element for delamination analysis of laminated composite structures

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 193, Issue 30-32, 2004, Pages 3173-3194

  Larsson, Ragnar ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

3D shell element; Delamination; Fiber laminates; Finite deformations; Interface model

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PILES; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DELAMINATION ANALYSIS; SHELL-INTERFACE ELEMENT; STRUCTURAL COUPLING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 2942753758     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.08.009     Document Type: Article

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