A synergistic damage mechanics approach for composite laminates with matrix cracks in multiple orientations

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 954-968

  Singh, Chandra Veer ^a   Talreja, Ramesh ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CRACK ORIENTATIONS; CRACK SURFACES; DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGE MECHANICS APPROACH; ELASTIC MODULI PREDICTION; ELASTIC RESPONSE; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FE CALCULATIONS; MATRIX CRACK; MULTIPLE ORIENTATIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; SECOND-ORDER TENSORS; STIFFNESS DEGRADATION; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS;

CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PAPER LAMINATES; SIGNAL THEORY; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; STIFFNESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CRACKS;

EID: 67349086257     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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