A finite element methodology for analysing degradation and collapse in postbuckling composite aerospace structures

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 3239-3263

  Orifici, Adrian C ^a,b   Thomson, Rodney S ^b   Degenhardt, Richard ^c   Bisagni, Chiara ^d   Bayandor, Javid ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Advanced Composite Structures ^*  (Australia)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collapse; Interlaminar damage; Ply damage; Postbuckling; Stiffened structures; Virtual crack closure technique.

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE AEROSPACE STRUCTURES; COMPOSITE PANELS; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DEGRADATION MODEL; FIBER FRACTURE; FINITE ELEMENT METHODOLOGY; GLOBAL-LOCAL ANALYSIS; IN-PLANE; INTERLAMINAR DAMAGE; MATRIX CRACKING; MATRIX SHEARS; POSTBUCKLING; STRENGTH CRITERIA; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

CRACK CLOSURE; DEGRADATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); STRUCTURAL PANELS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 74349112404     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998309345294     Document Type: Article

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