Modeling damage propagation in composite plates with embedded delamination under compressive load

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1309-1335

  Riccio, Aniello ^a   Pietropaoli, Elisa ^a  

^a ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delamination buckling; Delamination growth; Fiber matrix failure; Progressive damage

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK CLOSURE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FIBER OPTICS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE MECHANICS; IRON; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STEEL SHEET; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BUCKLING BEHAVIORS; COMPOSITE PANELS; COMPOSITE PLATES; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSIVE LOADS; DAMAGE PROPAGATION; DEGREES OF COMPLEXITY; DELAMINATED STRUCTURE; DELAMINATION BUCKLING; ELASTIC INSTABILITIES; ENERGY RELEASE RATE (ERR); EVOLUTION (CO); EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FAILURE MECHANISMS; FINAL FAILURES; KEY PARAMETERS; LIMITED SENSITIVITY; MATRIX FAILURES; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS; NUMERICA L RESULTS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); STRUCTURAL BEHAVIORS; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE (VCCT);

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 44649192454     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308092199     Document Type: Article

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