Damage propagation in CFRP laminates subjected to low velocity impact and static indentation

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 45-61

  Aoki, Yuichiro ^a   Suemasu, Hiroshi ^b   Ishikawa, Takashi ^a  

^a JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cohesive element; Delamination; Finite element analysis; Indentation; Low velocity impact; Progressive failure analysis; Transverse crack

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COHESIVE ELEMENTS; LOW VELOCITY IMPACTS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS; TRANSVERSE CRACK;

LAMINATES;

EID: 33847711766     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855107779755318     Document Type: Article

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