A new method for modeling of initiation and propagation of delamination between [0/θ°] layers of laminated composites

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 441-452

  Shokrie, Mahmood M ^a   Attar, Pooneh H M ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Critical length method; DCB; Delamination; Stiffness reduction technique

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL LENGTH; CROSS-PLY LAMINATE; DCB; DCB SPECIMEN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; INDUCED CRACK; INITIATION AND PROPAGATION; MATRIX; MODELING OF INITIATION; STIFFNESS REDUCTION; STIFFNESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUE; VIRTUAL CRACK CLOSURE TECHNIQUE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK CLOSURE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STEEL SHEET; STIFFNESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DELAMINATION;

EID: 78650755953     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-010-9139-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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