Experimental observations and finite element modelling of damage initiation and evolution in carbon/epoxy non-crimp fabric composites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2751-2766

  Mikhaluk, D S ^a   Truong, T C ^b   Borovkov, A I ^a   Lomov, S V ^b   Verpoest, I ^b  

^a PETER THE GREAT ST PETERSBURG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Composites; Damage; FE analysis; Fracture mechanics; Non destructive testing; Textile

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

MULTI-LEVEL SUBMODELING APPROACH; NON-CRIMP FABRIC COMPOSITES; X-RAY IMAGING;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DAMAGE DETECTION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; RESIN TRANSFER MOLDING;

EID: 40649092845     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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