Computational and experimental investigation of delamination in L-shaped laminated composite components

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2810-2820

  Wimmer, G ^a   Kitzmuller W ^b   Pinter, G ^c   Wettemann, T ^a,d   Pettermann, H E ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b POLYMER COMPETENCE CENTER LEOBEN GMBH   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^d FACC AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Delamination; Experimental testing; Fiber reinforced materials; Finite element analysis; Fracture mechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTIONS; DELAMINATION GROWTH; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; L-SHAPED; MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL STRAIN; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TEST SPECIMENS; UNIDIRECTIONAL CARBON FIBER REINFORCED EPOXY;

CARBON FIBERS; EPOXY RESINS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATERIALS TESTING; RESINS; STEEL SHEET;

DELAMINATION;

CARBON FIBERS; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; GROWTH; LAMINATES; POLYEPOXIDES; REINFORCEMENT;

EID: 70449657887     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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