Characterization and analysis of delamination fracture in composites: An overview of developments from 1990 to 2001

Applied Mechanics Reviews

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-31

  Tay, T E ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Buckling and Postbuckling Behavior; Delamination; Energy Release Rate; Fracture

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CHARACTERIZATION; DELAMINATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUCKLING AND POSTBUCKLING BEHAVIOR; DAMAGE MECHANICS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; INTERFACIAL MODELS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 3042763605     PISSN: 00036900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1504848     Document Type: Review

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