Analyzing interlaminar shear strength of multi-scale composites via combined finite element and progressive failure analysis approach

International SAMPE Technical Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Garg, Mohit ^a   Abdi, Frank ^a   McHugh, Stuart ^b  

^a ALPHASTAR CORPORATION   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Interfacial shear strength; Interlaminar shear strength; Multi scale composites; Nanocomposites; Progressive failure analysis

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MATERIALS; ANISOTROPIC PROPERTY; CONVENTIONAL FIBERS; DELAMINATION RESISTANCE; FINITE ELEMENT; IN-FIBER; INTER-LAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTHS; INTERFACIAL SHEAR STRENGTH; INTERLAMINAR SHEAR STRENGTH; MACRO SCALE; MATRIX; MULTI-SCALE COMPOSITES; NANO SCALE; OUT-OF-PLANE DIRECTION; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION RESULT; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; TEST DATA;

ASPECT RATIO; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANICS; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOMECHANICS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 78249272684     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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