Failure analysis of quasi-isotropic CFRP laminates under high strain rate compression loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 362-368

  Guedes, R M ^a   de Moura, M F S F ^a   Ferreira, F J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibers; B. Impact behavior, Interface, Interfacial strength; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT STRENGTH; STRAIN RATE;

COHESIVE DAMAGE MODEL; CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; INTERFACE DELAMINATION;

LAMINATES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPRESSION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STRAIN;

EID: 41549138211     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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