In-plane fracture of laminated fiber reinforced composites with varying fracture resistance: Experimental observations and numerical crack propagation simulations

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 901-911

  Rudraraju, Siva Shankar ^a   Salvi, Amit ^a   Garikipati, Krishna ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridging zone; Cohesive; Fiber composite; Fracture; In plane; Micromechanics; Through the thickness; Toughness; VMCM

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; BRIDGING ZONE; COHESIVE-ZONE MODELING; CRACK PATHS; EVOLUTION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FIBER COMPOSITE; FIBER REINFORCED; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITES; FRACTURE RESISTANCE; IN-PLANE; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; LOAD-DISPLACEMENT RESPONSE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NUMERICAL SCHEME; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; SIZE DEPENDENCE; SPECIMEN GEOMETRY; TRACTION-SEPARATION; VARIATIONAL MULTISCALE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FIBERS; FRACTURE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LAMINATING; MICROMECHANICS; SIZE SEPARATION; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

CRACKS;

EID: 76249089347     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.12.006     Document Type: Article

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