Predicting low-velocity impact damage on a stiffened composite panel

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-749

  Faggiani, A ^a   Falzon, B G ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

B. Delamination; B. Fracture; B. Impact behaviour; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

B. DELAMINATION; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); CARBON FIBRE COMPOSITES; COMPRESSIVE FRACTURE; CONTACT ALGORITHMS; CONTINUUM DAMAGE; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DAMAGE MODEL; DELAMINATION INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT PACKAGES; HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTERS; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT EVENTS; IMPACT SITE; IMPACTORS; INTERFACE ELEMENTS; INTERLAMINAR DAMAGE; INTERLAMINAR FAILURES; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT DAMAGE; MATRIX; NON DESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION; NUMERICAL RESULTS; SHEAR FAILURE; STIFFENED COMPOSITE PANEL;

CARBON FIBERS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; CONTINUUM DAMAGE MECHANICS; DAMAGE DETECTION; DELAMINATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; LAMINATES; STEEL SHEET; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77950022784     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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