Mode I Strain Energy Release Rate in composite laminates in the presence of voids

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 2616-2623

  Ricotta, Mauro ^a   Quaresimin, Marino ^a   Talreja, Ramesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Textile composites; Finite element; Fracture; Mode I; Strain Energy Release Rate; Voids

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; CRACKS; DIAPHRAGMS; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FOUNDATIONS; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE;

A. TEXTILE COMPOSITES; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; CIRCULAR VOIDS; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; DEFORMED SHAPE; DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BEAM; ELASTIC DEFORMATION ENERGY; FE-ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE BEHAVIOUR; MATERIAL ORTHOTROPY; MODE I; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; SHEAR COMPLIANCE; STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATE; VOID DISTRIBUTIONS; VOIDS; WOVEN FABRIC COMPOSITES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; LAMINATE; STRAIN; TOUGHNESS; WOVEN FABRIC;

EID: 52749093978     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2008.04.028     Document Type: Article

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