Numerical modeling of progressive damage in fiber reinforced plastic cross-ply laminates

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 2282-2289

  Okabe, T ^a   Nishikawa, M ^b   Takeda, N ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Polymer matrix composites (PMCs); C. Computational simulation; C. Embedded process zone (EPZ) model; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); C. Transverse cracking

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CROSS-PLY LAMINATES; EMBEDDED PROCESS ZONE MODEL; PROGRESSIVE DAMAGE; TRANSVERSE CRACKING;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 44749086151     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.021     Document Type: Article

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