Delamination buckling: A finite element study with realistic delamination shapes, multiple delaminations and fibre fracture cracks

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 684-692

  Craven, R ^a   Iannucci, L ^a   Olsson, R ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SWEREA SICOMP AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. Carbon fibre; B. Buckling; B. Impact behaviour; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; A. CARBON FIBRE; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; CARBON FIBRES; DELAMINATION BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE-ELEMENT STUDY; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; INVERSE METHODS; MODELLING TECHNIQUES; MULTIPLE DELAMINATIONS; PEANUT-SHAPED; POSTBUCKLING; SINGLE PLY; STIFFNESS REDUCTION;

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBERS; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CRACKS; FIBERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; INVERSE PROBLEMS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STEEL SHEET; STIFFNESS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 77649337004     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.01.019     Document Type: Article

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