Effect of damage levels and curing stresses on delamination growth behaviour emanating from circular holes in laminated FRP composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2412-2421

  Babu, P Ramesh ^a   Pradhan, B ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Delamination; B. Thermomechanical; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); Strain energy release rate

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; EPOXY RESINS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN ENERGY; THERMAL STRESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DELAMINATION GROWTH BEHAVIOUR; INTERLAMINAR STRESSES; MODIFIED CRACK CLOSURE INTEGRAL (MCCI); STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATES (SERR);

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 36448978287     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.08.010     Document Type: Article

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