Microcracking in cross-ply laminates due to biaxial mechanical and thermal loading

AIAA Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2949-2957

  Bapanapalli, Satish K ^a,c,d   Sankar, Bhavani V ^a,c,d   Primas, Robert J ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Structures Technology Advanced Analysis   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; STRAIN ENERGY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROCRACKING; THERMAL LOAD; THERMOELASTICITY;

PLYWOOD;

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; LOADS; PLIES; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 33846043874     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20798     Document Type: Article

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