Prediction of impact-induced delamination in cross-ply composite laminates using cohesive interface elements

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2383-2390

  Aymerich, F ^a   Dore, F ^a   Priolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. Impact behaviour; C. Computational simulation; C. Delamination

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; PHASE INTERFACES;

B. IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; C. COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; C. DELAMINATION; COHESIVE INTERFACE; CROSS-PLY;

PAPER LAMINATES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 51649095066     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.06.015     Document Type: Article

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