Towards optimization of crack resistance of composite materials by adjustment of fiber shapes

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 944-960

  Prechtel, M ^a   Leugering, G ^a   Steinmann, P ^a   Stingl, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone modeling; Crack growth; Fiber reinforced material; Shape optimization

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ELEMENT; COHESIVE TRACTIONS; COHESIVE-ZONE MODELING; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK INTERFACES; CRACK PATHS; CRACK RESISTANCE; ELASTIC DOMAIN; ENERGY EXPRESSION; FIBER REINFORCED; FIBER SHAPE; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE-ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; MATRIX MATERIALS; NON-LINEAR BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTIMAL SHAPE; OPTIMIZATION MODELS; PHYSICAL CONDITIONS; QUASI-STATIC LOADING; SIMULATION PROCESS; SOLUTION ALGORITHMS; STANDARD POTENTIAL; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FIBERS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

BOUNDARIES; BREAK RESISTANCE; COHESION; CRACKS; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GROWTH; OPTIMIZATION; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS;

EID: 79953030125     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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