A fibre microbuckling model for predicting the notched compressive strength of composite sandwich panels

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 51-58

  Soutis, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone model; Composite laminates; Compression; Glass epoxy; Notched strength; Open holes; Sandwich panels

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE-ZONE MODELS; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; NOTCHED STRENGTH; OPEN HOLES; SANDWICH PANELS;

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; EPOXY RESINS; GLASS; LAMINATES; PLASTICITY;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 34147097368     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-007-0005-3     Document Type: Article

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