Evaluation of initiation criteria used in interlaminar fracture tests

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2264-2276

  de Morais, A B ^a   de Moura, M F S F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

5 Offset or maximum load; Crack initiation; Finite element analysis (FEA); Fracture toughness; Non linearity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

DELAMINATION GROWTH; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TESTS; MAXIMUM LOAD; NON-LINEARITY;

FRACTURE TESTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TESTING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33747181621     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.05.003     Document Type: Article

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