Analysis of the sandwich DCB specimen for debond characterization

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-168

  Aviles F ^a   Carlsson, L A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

Beam; Cantilever; DCB; Debonding; Sandwich materials

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

CRACK LENGTH; ELASTIC FOUNDATION MODEL;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEBONDING; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 36148946067     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.045     Document Type: Article

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