Progressive failure of triaxial woven fabric (TWF) composites with open holes

Composite Structures

Volumn 65, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 419-431

  Zhao, Qi ^a   Hoa, S V ^a   Ouellette, P ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Failure criteria; Nonlinear finite element analysis; Progressive failure; Triaxial woven fabric

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); POLYNOMIALS; STRESSES;

FAILURE LOADS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTIAXIAL FABRIC; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 3042593817     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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