Crack kinking of a delamination at an inclined core junction interface in a sandwich beam

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4759-4773

  Jakobsen, J ^a   Andreasen, J H ^a   Bozhevolnaya, E ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Interface fracture; J integral; Mixed mode fracture

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; DELAMINATION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HELIUM; MATERIALS SCIENCE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STEEL SHEET;

CORE JUNCTIONS; CRACK KINKING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; INTERFACE DELAMINATION; INTERFACE FRACTURE; J-INTEGRAL; MATERIAL COMBINATION; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; SAND WICH BEAMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 50249155885     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.06.034     Document Type: Article

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