Micromechanisms of load transfer in a unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy composite due to fibre failures. Part 1: Micromechanisms and 3D analysis of load transfer: The elastic case

Composite Structures

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 303-318

  Blassiau, S ^a,b   Thionnet, A ^a,c   Bunsell, A R ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Damage states; Debonding; Finite elements; Load transfer; Unidirectional composite

Indexed keywords

DEBONDING; ELASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANISMS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DAMAGE STATES; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; LOAD TRANSFER; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; DAMAGE; DEBONDING; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 33645901216     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.013     Document Type: Article

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