Cohesive zone length in numerical simulations of composite delamination

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4774-4792

  Harper, Paul W ^a   Hallett, Stephen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone modelling; Composites; Delamination; Finite element analysis; Interface fracture

Indexed keywords

CANNING; CLARIFICATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK TIPS; MESH GENERATION; STEEL SHEET;

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; COHESIVE ZONE; COHESIVE ZONE MODELLING; COMPOSITE DELAMINATION; COMPOSITES; COMPUTATIONAL EXPENSES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; INTERFACE FRACTURE; INTERFACIAL STRENGTH; MESH DESIGNS; NUMERICAL ACCURACY; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 50249184574     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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