Finite element simulation of delamination growth in composite materials using LS-DYNA

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 69, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2383-2391

  Elmarakbi, A M ^a   Hu, N ^b,c   Fukunaga, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

B. Cohesive elements; B. Delamination growth; C. Finite element analysis; C. Quasi static and dynamic analysis

Indexed keywords

B. COHESIVE ELEMENTS; B. DELAMINATION GROWTH; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; C. QUASI-STATIC AND DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE MODEL; COHESIVE ZONES; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CRITICAL ENERGY RELEASE RATE; DELAMINATION GROWTH; DELAMINATION PROPAGATION; DISPLACEMENT JUMP; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; IMPACT PROBLEM; INITIAL STIFFNESS; INTERFACE STRENGTH; LS-DYNA; NEW MODEL; NUMERICAL INSTABILITY; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; QUASI-STATIC; RATE DEPENDENCE; SOFTENING ZONE; STABLE SIMULATION; TRANSVERSE LOAD; VISCOSITY PARAMETERS;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC LOAD SHEDDING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); SIMULATORS; STEEL SHEET; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS; TRACTION (FRICTION);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; STIFFNESS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70349427447     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.01.036     Document Type: Article

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