Free-edge and ply cracking effect in cross-ply laminated composites under uniform extension and thermal loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-325

  Zhang, Daxu ^a   Ye, Jianqiao ^a,b   Sheng, Hong Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Free edge; Interlaminar stress; Laminate; Ply cracking; State space; Thermal loading

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACKS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); RESIDUAL STRESSES; STATE SPACE METHODS; THERMAL STRESS;

CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; INTERLAMINAR STRESS;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE; CRACKING; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS;

EID: 33748064369     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.021     Document Type: Article

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