Buckling-driven delamination growth in composite laminates: Guidelines for assessing the threat posed by interlaminar matrix delamination

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 386-395

  Karihaloo, B L ^a   Stang, H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

A. Laminates; B. Buckling, delamination; C. Analytical modelling; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DELAMINATION; MECHANICAL TESTING;

ANALYTICAL MODELING; COMPRESSIVE STRESS LEVEL; POST BUCKLING RESPONSE;

LAMINATES;

EID: 39049126048     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2007.01.008     Document Type: Article

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