Mesomechanical analysis of non-crimp fabric composite structural parts

Composite Structures

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 358-369

  Tserpes, K I ^a   Labeas, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Multi scale analysis; Non crimp fabric composites; Progressive failure analysis; Representative volume element

Indexed keywords

FABRICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; SAFETY FACTOR; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

AND MODELING; COMPOSITE MATERIAL SYSTEM; FAILURE INITIATION; FE MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLOBAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCES; MESO MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; MULTI-SCALE ANALYSIS; MULTI-SCALE APPROACHES; NON-CRIMP FABRIC COMPOSITES; NON-CRIMP FABRICS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENTS; STRUCTURAL PARTS; TENSION LOADING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LAMINATE; LOADING (TESTING); MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 52749099864     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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