Composite delamination modelling using a multi-layered solid element

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-214

  Tawk, I ^a   Navarro, P ^a   Ferrero, J F ^b   Barrau, J J ^b   Abdullah, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

C. Damage mechanics; C. Delamination; C. Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

C. DAMAGE MECHANICS; COMPOSITE DELAMINATION; DAMAGE MECHANICS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE-ELEMENT APPROACH; GAUSS POINT; GLOBAL-LOCAL; LATEST DEVELOPMENT; MODE II; MULTI-LAYERED; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SHELL ELEMENT; TRANSVERSE PROPERTIES; VOLUME ELEMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COUPLED CIRCUITS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; MECHANICS; STEEL SHEET; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKING; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; MECHANICS;

EID: 73149111722     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.10.008     Document Type: Review

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