Examination of ply cracking in composite laminates with open holes: A moiré interferometric and numerical study

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 282-294

  Mollenhauer, D ^a   Iarve, E V ^b   Kim, R ^b   Langley, B ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Laminates

Indexed keywords

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN;

DISCONTINUITY; SHAPE FUNCTIONS; STRAIN REDISTRIBUTION;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 32344443910     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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