Mesh-independent modeling of both distributed and discrete matrix cracking in interaction with delamination in composites

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 719-735

  van der Meer, F P ^a   Sluys, L J ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone modelling; Composites; Delamination; Matrix cracking; Phantom node method

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ZONE MODELLING; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; CRACK SPACING; DISCRETE SPLITTING; DISTRIBUTED MATRIX; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; MATRIX CRACKING; PHANTOM-NODE METHOD;

CRACKING (CHEMICAL); DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LAMINATES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR; STEEL SHEET;

CRACKS;

EID: 76049083447     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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