Crack deflection by core junctions in sandwich structures

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2135-2147

  Jakobsen, J ^a   Andreasen, J H ^a   Thomsen, O T ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture mechanics; Interface fracture; Mixed mode fracture; Stress intensity factor

Indexed keywords

CORE INTERFACES; CORE JUNCTION; CORE MATERIAL; CRACK ADVANCE; CRACK DEFLECTIONS; ENGINEERING PRACTICES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FUTURE DESIGNS; INTERFACE CRACK; INTERFACE FRACTURE; MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; PHYSICAL MODEL; QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION; SANDWICH PANEL; SOLUTION STRATEGY;

ASPHALT PAVEMENTS; COREMAKING; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MECHANICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

CRACKS;

EID: 69249203485     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.01.013     Document Type: Article

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