Low velocity impact modelling in laminate composite panels with discrete interface elements

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 14-15, 2009, Pages 2809-2821

  Bouvet, Christophe ^a   Castanié, Bruno ^a   Bizeul, Matthieu ^b   Barrau, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Delamination; Impact; Interface; Matrix crack; Modelling

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE INTERFACES; ENERGY IMPACTS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTS; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; IMPACT; INTERFACE; LAMINATE COMPOSITES; LOW VELOCITY IMPACTS; MATERIAL ORTHOTROPY; MATRIX CRACK; MESH SENSITIVITIES; MODEL PRINCIPLES; MODELLING; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; STRESS CRITERION; ULTRASONIC INVESTIGATIONS;

CRACKS; DAMAGE DETECTION; LAMINATES; STEEL SHEET; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 65549123462     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.03.010     Document Type: Article

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