A numerical study on compressive behavior of composite plates with multiple circular delaminations considering delamination propagation

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2562-2567

  Suemasu, Hiroshi ^a   Sasaki, Wataru ^a   Ishikawa, Takashi ^a   Aoki, Yuichiro ^a  

^a SOPHIA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. Buckling; C. Delamination; C. Finite element analysis (FEA); C. Laminate; Cohesive element

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; ICE; IMPACT STRENGTH; LAMINATES; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STEEL SHEET; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

C. BUCKLING; C. DELAMINATION; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); C. LAMINATE; COHESIVE ELEMENT;

DELAMINATION;

BUCKLING; COMPOSITE; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTY; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTH;

EID: 51649103253     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.05.014     Document Type: Article

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