Energy release rates for interlaminar delamination in laminates considering transverse shear effects

Composite Structures

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 235-244

  Luo, Quantian ^a   Tong, Liyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy release rates; Interlaminar delamination; Shear effect

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIPS; DELAMINATION; SHEAR FLOW; STEEL SHEET;

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ARBITRARY LOADINGS; CLOSED FORMS; CLOSED-FORM SOLUTIONS; COMPOSITE LAMINATES; CRACK-TIP; CROSS SECTIONS; ENERGY RELEASE RATES; GEOMETRICAL DIMENSIONS; INTERFACE DEFORMATIONS; INTERLAMINAR CRACKS; INTERLAMINAR DELAMINATION; MATERIAL PROPERTIES; SHEAR EFFECT; STRESS RESULTANTS; TRANSVERSE SHEAR EFFECTS;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

COMPOSITE; DELAMINATION; LAMINATE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRESS;

EID: 61449197840     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.07.015     Document Type: Article

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