Effect of delamination failure in crashworthiness analysis of hybrid composite box structures

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1105-1116

  Ghasemnejad, H ^a   Hadavinia, H ^a   Aboutorabi, A ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite; Crashworthiness; Delamination; Finite element modelling; Hybrid

Indexed keywords

BOX STRUCTURES; CFRP COMPOSITES; COMPOSITE; COMPOSITE BOXES; DELAMINATION CRACK; DELAMINATION FAILURE; DOUBLE-CANTILEVER BEAM; END-LOADED SPLIT; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT SOFTWARE; HYBRID COMPOSITES; HYBRID LAMINATES; INTERLAMINAR FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MODE II; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; STANDARD TEST METHOD;

ABSORPTION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRASHWORTHINESS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STEEL SHEET; WEAVING;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 72049109737     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.09.043     Document Type: Article

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