Effects of Mode-I and Mode-II interlaminar fracture toughness on the energy absorption of CFRP twill/weave composite box sections

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-314

  Hadavinia, H ^a   Ghasemnejad, H ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crush box; Interlaminar fracture toughness; Laminate design; LS DYNA; Specific energy absorption

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BRITTLE FRACTURE; BUCKLING; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; WEAVING;

CRUSH BOX; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; LAMINATE DESIGN; LS-DYNA; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

BENDING; BUCKLING; CARBON FIBER; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FRACTURE; SHEAR PROPERTY;

EID: 61449155510     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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