Progressive failure analysis of composite laminates subjected to in-plane compressive and shear loadings

Science and Engineering of Composite Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 79-102

  Ganesan, Rajamohan ^a   Zhang, Daying ^a  

^a Concordia University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPACTION; CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); STIFFNESS;

FIBER ORIENTATIONS; SHEAR LOADINGS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 3142683279     PISSN: 0334181X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/secm.2004.11.2-3.79     Document Type: Article

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