Predicting delamination and debonding in modern aerospace composite structures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 846-854

  Davies, G A O ^a   Hitchings, D ^a   Ankersen, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Debonding; C. Delamination; Composite Structures

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AEROSPACE COMPOSITE STRUCTURE; DELAMINATION PREDICTION;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

AEROSPACE TEXTILE; COMPOSITE; DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 33644677285     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.12.043     Document Type: Article

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